gaiety

gai·e·ty also gay·e·ty  (g-t)

n. pl. gai·e·ties also gay·e·ties

1. A state of joyful exuberance or merriment; vivacity.

2. Merry or joyful activity; festivity: making preparations for the holiday gaieties.

3. Bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery.

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[French gaieté, from Old French, from gai, cheerful; see gay.]

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gaiety [ˈgeɪətɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the state or condition of being merry, bright, or lively

2. festivity; merrymaking Also (esp US) gayety

Usage: See at gay

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gaiety - a gay feeling                         merriment happiness - emotions experienced when in a state of well-being glee, gleefulness, hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness - great merriment jocularity, jocundity - a feeling facetious merriment jolliness, jollity, joviality - feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
	2.	gaiety - a festive merry feeling playfulness levity - feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness

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gaiety

noun

1. cheerfulness, glee, good humour, buoyancy, happiness, animation, exuberance, high spirits, elation, exhilaration, hilarity, merriment, joie de vivre (French), good cheer, vivacity, jollity, liveliness, gladness, effervescence, light-heartedness, joyousness There was a bright, infectious gaiety in the children's laughter.
cheerfulness misery, gloom, sadness, melancholy, despondency

2. merrymaking, celebration, revels, festivity, fun, mirth, revelry, conviviality, jollification, carousal The mood was one of laughter and gaiety.

Translations

gaiety [ˈgeɪɪtɪ] N

1. [of occasion, person] → alegría f

2. [of dress, costumes] → colorido m, vistosidad f

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gaiety [ˈgeɪɪti] n → gaieté f

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gaiety

n (= cheerfulness) → Fröhlichkeit f, → Heiterkeit f; (usu pl: = merrymaking) → Vergnügung f

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gaiety [ˈgeɪɪtɪ] n → allegria, gaiezza

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gaiety [ˈgeɪɪtɪ] n → allegria, gaiezza

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gaiety, gaily gay