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gaiety
(redirected from gaieties)

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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.

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

gaiety
Noun
pl -ties
1. a state of lively good spirits
2. festivity; merrymaking
USAGE: See at gay.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gaietygaiety - a gay feeling                        
happiness - emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
jocularity, jocundity - a feeling facetious merriment
jolliness, jollity, joviality - feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
2.gaiety - a festive merry feeling
levity - feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness

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 << OPPOSITE misery
Translations
gaiety [ˈgeɪɪtɪ] nalegría

gaiety [ˈgeɪɪtɪ] ngaieté f

gaiety [ˈgeɪɪtɪ] nFröhlichkeit f

gaiety [ˈgeɪɪtɪ] ngaiezza

gaiety, gaily gay


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