gaiety
or gay·e·ty
[gey-i-tee]
noun, plural gai·e·ties.
the state of being joyous, vivacious, or cheerful.
Often gaieties. merrymaking or festivity: the gaieties of the New Year season.
showiness; finery: gaiety of dress.
Origin of gaiety
Synonyms for gaiety
1. merriment, mirth, glee, jollity, joyousness, liveliness, sportiveness, hilarity, vivacity, cheerfulness, joviality. 3. brilliance, glitter, flashiness, gaudiness.
Antonyms for gaiety
1. sadness.
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Related Words for gaiety
hilarity, radiance, color, brilliance, gladness, revel, joviality, revelry, sport, glitter, effervescence, elation, glee, exhilaration, liveliness, sparkle, animation, lightheartedness, frolic, festivityExamples from the Web for gaiety
Contemporary Examples of gaiety
"Bulgari is for me the symbol of passion and of this vivid and colorful Roman gaiety," Bruni-Sarkozy said.
Pope Francis Inspires Italian Fashion Industry; Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Models For BulgariThe Fashion Beast Team
July 16, 2013
Historical Examples of gaiety
"Then they'll have to prove it to me," she corrected, her gaiety now a trifle forced.
DustMr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
Lady Glenthorn and her set were dancing, and I was tired of these sounds of gaiety.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
Indeed she chid Margaret for her lack of gaiety upon such an occasion.
Fair MargaretH. Rider Haggard
The place is something like the Gaiety Theatre at Simla, enlarged twenty times.
American NotesRudyard Kipling
There was a large amount of gaiety in the old villages in those days.
English VillagesP. H. Ditchfield
gaiety
noun plural -ties
Also (esp US): gayety
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See gay
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