festooned

Hung with garlands

Festooned means decorated with hanging chains or ribbons of material draped in curves between two points—the way holiday lights loop between posts or bunting adorns a parade float.

The word extends to anything lavishly or abundantly decorated: The ceiling was festooned with paper lanterns.

Often suggests celebratory excess: a cake festooned with frosting roses.

ornamented

decorated

Made more visually appealing

garnished · trimmed · gilded · bejeweled · studded · inlaid · ornate · baroque · rococo · filigree

celebration

garlands

Strung decorative arrangements

confetti · ribbons · banners · lanterns · lights · tinsel · fireworks · carnival · gala · parade

draped

swags

Curved decorative draperies

velvet · silk · tulle · gauze · muslin · brocade · satin · chiffon · hangings · pleats

Categories
Opposites
abundance/coverage

festoonedempty

Holding nothing inside

bare · stripped · cleared · devoid · vacant

decoration/ornamentation

festoonedbare

Lacking any covering

unadorned · plain · undecorated · stark · stripped

Family

festoon, festoons, festooning

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G