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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