Disconsolate and Festive

Disconsolate

Disconsolate adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house

Festive is an antonym for disconsolate.

Nearby Word: disconsolately

Festive

Festive adjective - Indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor.
Usage example: we arrived at the Christmas party to find everyone already in a festive mood, perhaps owing in part to the punch

Disconsolate is an antonym for festive.

Nearby Words: festivity, festival, festively
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