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- pronunciation:
- geI
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
gaieties, gayeties |
| definition 1: |
a feeling or air of happiness or cheer.
We danced with such gaiety that evening, forgetting all our troubles and cares.She spoke of her illness with a false gaiety that kept us from pursuing the subject further.The visits from her grandchildren bring a bit of gaiety into her life at the nursing home.- synonyms:
- cheer, cheerfulness, gladness, jollity
- antonyms:
- misery
- similar words:
- buoyancy, glee, merriment, mirth
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| definition 2: |
(often pl.) festivity; merrymaking.
We often participated in the gaieties at the hall on Saturday nights.- synonyms:
- festivities, jollities, merrymaking
- similar words:
- merriment
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| definition 3: |
colorfulness or showiness, esp. of clothing.
- synonyms:
- colorfulness, frippery, showiness
- similar words:
- brilliance
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| related words: |
frolic, levity, warmth |
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