noun
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merriment characteristic of a festival, party, etc
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any festival or other celebration
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(plural) festive proceedings; celebrations
Etymology
Origin of festivity
1350–1400; Middle English festivite (< Old French ) < Latin fēstīvitās. See festive, -ity
Example Sentences
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Yet amid all the elaborate cultural festivity around the girl’s arrival at womanhood, there’s a sobering catch.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2024
This festivity — filled with satirical humor — is not associated with the Holy Week celebrations led by the Catholic Church in this mostly Catholic country.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2023
And although the pseudo-holiday did begin as a festivity just for the "gals," Galentine's Day has transformed into an inclusive celebration in recent years.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023
This would provide the local town hall with greater funds and resources for the festivity.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2022
Though she still couldn’t see how anyone could make a festivity out of hard dusty work, it was the first party of any sort to which she had been invited in Wethersfield.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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