Gayety

Gayety
Gayety Gay"e*ty, n.; pl. {Gayeties}. [Written also {gaiety}.] [F. gaiet['e]. See {Gay}, a.] 1. The state of being gay; merriment; mirth; acts or entertainments prompted by, or inspiring, merry delight; -- used often in the plural; as, the gayeties of the season. [1913 Webster]

2. Finery; show; as, the gayety of dress.

Syn: Liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee; blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. See {Liveliness}. [1913 Webster]


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  • gayety — see GAIETY (Cf. gaiety) …   Etymology dictionary

  • gayety — [gā′ə tē] n. pl. gayeties alt. sp. of GAIETY …   English World dictionary

  • Gayety — Le Théâtre Gayety en 1946 Lili St Cyr en spectacle vers 1946 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • gayety — US var. of GAIETY. * * * gayety see gaiety …   Useful english dictionary

  • gayety — variant of gaiety …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gayety — /gay i tee/, n., pl. gayeties. gaiety. * * * …   Universalium

  • gayety — n. gaiety, joyousness, happiness, elation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gayety — noun US variant spelling of gaiety …   English new terms dictionary

  • gayety — n. [Written also Gaiety.] 1. Show, showiness, gaudiness, finery, glitter, brilliancy, tinsel, gaudiness, garishness, flashiness. 2. Liveliness, cheerfulness, joyousness, joviality, sprightliness, mirth, blithesomeness, merriment, glee, hilarity,… …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • gayety — gay•e•ty [[t]ˈgeɪ ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties gaiety …   From formal English to slang

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