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Christmassy

Christmassy

6 3.1
Having the warm, happy feeling of Christmas because of lights, music or decorations
  • adjective
  • /ˈkrɪs·məs·i/
  • Informal
: navideño
  • Her house was decorated in a Christmassy style, with tinsel and a big tree in the living room.
  • very Christmassy
  • Christmassy things
  • so Christmassy

Very earthy, spicy, kind of Christmassy kind of smell.

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Examples

  • That's very Christmassy.

  • OK, this is pretty Christmassy, but it's still missing a little something like, say, an entire Christmas tree.

  • And it's all about to start getting very Christmassy up in here.

  • So it's my job to make make, like, make it very Christmassy this year and to hold a Christmas dinner or something.

  • Well, it's very Christmassy in here.

  • This is my attempt at a somewhat Christmassy set.

  • You cannot help but feel Christmassy.

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  • It's so Christmassy and cozy and beautiful!

  • Zoe's bought a lot of Christmassy things, including mince pies.

  • She loved a bit of Paris (who doesn't?) and I'm loving the Christmassy backdrop.

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Synonyms

festive
vsChristmassy
72 2.4

Cheerful and suitable for a party or holiday

applies to the atmosphere of one specific holiday rather than any celebration

How Christmassy

festive
72 2.4
Christmassy
  • Informal
6 3.1
jolly
100 1.0
plain
180 1.0

Surface Forms

Christmassy positive

Morphology

Christmassy = Christmas (transparent) = Christmas + y

The adjective is a straightforward formation from the noun 'Christmas' with the productive adjectival suffix '-y', so the meaning is easily derived by learners.

Etymology

Christmassy comes from Christmas plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'having the quality of', like in cheery or cloudy. So something 'Christmassy' is full of the lights, sounds, smells, and warm feelings of Christmas.