Swedish adjective

festlig

festive, festivity, comical, amusing

Meaning

festive; festivity; comical; amusing

In Swedish: som skapar feststämning

Forms

Forms of festlig
Basic form	festlig	with en-words
Neuter	festligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	festliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	festligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	festligast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does festlig mean?

festlig in a sentence

ett festligt tillfälle
a festive occasion
en festlig tjej
an amusing (a fun) girl
ett festligt kåseri
an amusing light article

Questions

What does festlig mean in English?

festlig means “festive, festivity”.

Similar words

rolig

Origin

fest + -lig (“-ly”)

Nearby common words

festlig is number 7,765 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,761födelsemärke birthmark, mole
7,762rått brutally, crudely; in a brutal or crude manner
7,763firad celebrated, winched
7,764beslag mount, fitting
7,766hacker hacker
7,767joker joker
7,768kvarn mill
7,769nådig merciful, gracious

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary