gayety
Americannoun
plural
gayetiesExample Sentences
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As distinguished prelude to this gayety, there occurred the Vienna premi�re of Intermezzo, newest opera by Richard Strauss.
From Time Magazine Archive
The article's least complimentary part was gently ironic: "Thus did he add to the gayety of nations, the enlightenment of the people, and win the nomination."
From Time Magazine Archive
Her father reproaches himself for having made his wife spend her life so far from the village whose gayety she had loved.
From Time Magazine Archive
No less accomplished a talent than Ethel Waters is sprightly Marilyn Miller, who always seems illumined by a bright inward gayety.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It couldn't be helped!" cried Daisy with tense gayety.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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