gayety

[ gey-i-tee ]

/ ˈgeɪ ɪ ti /

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noun, plural gay·e·ties.

a variant of gaiety.

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How to use gayety in a sentence

The last movement had the infectious gayety that Mozart's things often have, with a magnificent cadenza by himself.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The votaries of fashion and gayety are they to whom existence grows languid and life a burden.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Tilly uptilted her chin—already the sunshine had brought back her usual gayety of spirits.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
The cultivation of the fields was commencing and everything appeared to give life and gayety to the surrounding scenery.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3)|Elliott Coues

Language cannot express the gayety of my heart when I once more beheld the standard of my country waved aloft.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3)|Elliott Coues