| While this may be due to the fact that the structure of apartment buildings makes pasting of couplets difficult, it detracts from much of the festiveness of the occasion. |
| I derive real pleasure from working with appetizers, which for me are a strong symbol of festiveness at the table in France. |
| The closest I've felt to festiveness thus far was at my work Christmas function, but that might have actually been drunkenness. |
| The mood was not without a certain festiveness. |
| New terms are also to be set in place, favouring pleasure and festiveness. |
| Packages were produced, wine was uncorked, and for a while there was a pleasant, almost graceful festiveness. |
