GAIETY

gaiety, playfulness

(noun) a festive merry feeling

gaiety, merriment

(noun) a gay feeling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gaiety (countable and uncountable, plural gaieties)

(dated, uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.

(dated, countable) Merrymaking or festivity.

Synonyms

• (state of being happy): gayness

Source: Wiktionary


Gai"e*ty, n.

Definition: Same as Gayety.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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