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gaiety (noun)

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  • gaiety — noun 1) the gaiety of Susannah s youth had been supplanted by the cares of widowhood Syn: cheerfulness, lightheartedness, happiness, merriment, glee, gladness, joy, joie de vivre, joyfulness, joyousness, delight, high spirits, good spirits, good… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • gaiety — noun /ˈɡeɪ.ɪ.ti/ The state of being happy There was much gaiety at the ball …   Wiktionary

  • gaiety — noun old fashioned 1 (U) the fact that someone or something is cheerful and fun: Lars enjoyed the warmth and gaiety of these occasions. 2 gaieties enjoyable events or activities: Elaine missed the gaieties of life in Paris. see also: gay 1 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gaiety — (US also gayety) ► NOUN (pl. gaieties) 1) the state or quality of being light hearted and cheerful. 2) merrymaking; festivity. ORIGIN French gaieté …   English terms dictionary

  • gaiety — UK [ˈɡeɪətɪ] / US noun Word forms gaiety : singular gaiety plural gaieties old fashioned 1) [uncountable] a feeling or state of happiness and fun There was genuine gaiety in his laughter. 2) gaieties [plural] events or activities that are fun …   English dictionary

  • gaiety — gai|e|ty [ geıəti ] noun OLD FASHIONED 1. ) uncount a feeling or state of happiness and fun: JOY: There was genuine gaiety in his laughter. 2. ) gaieties plural events or activities that are fun …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gaiety — /ˈgeɪəti / (say gayuhtee) noun (plural gaieties) 1. the state of being cheerful or gay (def. 6). 2. (often plural) merrymaking or festivity: the gaieties of the New Year season. 3. showiness; finery: gaiety of dress. {French gaieté, gaité, from… …  

  • gaiety — also gayety noun (plural eties) Etymology: French gaieté Date: 1634 1. merrymaking; also festive activity often used in plural 2. high spirits ; merriment 3. elegance, finery …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gaiety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. merriment, frivolity, merrymaking, cheerfulness.Ant., sadness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jollity, mirth, exhilaration; see happiness 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. happiness, cheer, mirth, joy,… …   English dictionary for students

  • gaiety — (US also gayety) noun (plural gaieties) 1》 the state or quality of being light hearted and cheerful. 2》 merrymaking; festivity. Origin C17: from Fr. gaieté …   English new terms dictionary

  • (the) Gaiety Girls — the Gaiety Girls [the Gaiety Girls] noun [pl] the women who sang and danced in musical comedies at the Gaiety Theatre in London, England, in the 1890s. They were well known for their beauty, and many of them married members of the ↑peerage …   Useful english dictionary

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