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FESTIVITY
celebration, festivity
(noun) any joyous diversion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
festivity (countable and uncountable, plural festivities)
(often, pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.
An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.
Antonyms
• (experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment): infestivity
Source: Wiktionary
Fes*tiv"i*ty, n.; pl. Festivities. Etym: [L. festivitas: cf. F. festivité.]
1. The condition of being festive; social joy or exhilaration of spirits at an entertaintment; joyfulness; gayety. The unrestrained festivity of the rustic youth. Bp. Hurd.
2. A festival; a festive celebration. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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