gaiety

also gay·e·ty (gā'ĭ-tē)
n., pl., -ties, also -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.]

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noun

1. A state of joyful exuberance: blitheness, blithesomeness, glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness. See laughter.
2. Joyful, exuberant activity: conviviality, festival, festiveness, festivity, fun, jollity, merriment, merrymaking, revel (often used in plural), revelry. See laughter.

n

Definition: happiness, celebration
Antonyms: misery, sadness, solemnity, unhappiness

IN BRIEF: Merrymaking, entertainment, festivity.

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• Parties and Partying - gaiety: good cheer, merriment, and festivity

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See words rhyming with "gayety."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - munterhed, lystighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrolijkheid, feestelijkheid, sierlijk/ veelkleurig vertoon

Français (French)
n. - gaieté

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fröhlichkeit, Festlichkeit, Pracht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευθυμία, χαρά, κέφι

Italiano (Italian)
gioia, gaiezza, allegria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - alegria (f), esplendor (m), festividades (f pl)

Русский (Russian)
веселость, веселое времяпрепровождение

Español (Spanish)
n. - alegría, animación, jovialidad, regocijo, festejo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (uppsluppen) glädje, festligt intryck (utseende), grannlåt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
愉快, 高兴, 快活

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 愉快, 高興, 快活

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 즐거움, 환락, 화려함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 愉快, 陽気, 華美, 派手, 歓楽

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ابتهاج, مرح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אירוע שמח, שמחה, עליזות, הופעה יפה‬

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