Gaiety Definition

gāətē
gaieties, gayeties
noun
gaieties

The state or quality of being gay; cheerfulness.

Webster's New World
Merrymaking; festivity.
Webster's New World
Finery; showy brightness.
Webster's New World

(uncountable) The state of being happy.

There was much gaiety at the ball.
The decorations added greatly to the gaiety of the room.
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Other Word Forms of Gaiety

Noun

Singular:
gaiety
Plural:
gaieties

Origin of Gaiety

  • French gaieté from Old French from gai cheerful gay

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French gaieté, from French gai

    From Wiktionary

Gaiety Sentence Examples

  • Pierre's gaiety vanished completely.

  • This did not prevent the gatherings at Uisneach from being for ages celebrated for gaiety and amusement.

  • But their gaiety seemed to Prince Andrew mirthless and tiresome.

  • They add greatly by their picturesque dress to the gaiety of the street scenes.

  • The bright, gentle, fanciful plays--the ones I like best now--appear not to have impressed me at first, perhaps because they reflected the habitual sunshine and gaiety of a child's life.

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Words Starting With

GGAGAI

Words Ending With

YTYETY

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Words Starting With G and Ending With Y

Starts With G & Ends With YStarts With GA & Ends With YStarts With G & Ends With TY

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With G6 Letter Words Ending With Y