gayety Meaning, Definition & Usage
Gay"e*ty noun
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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 -
Finery; show; as, the .gayety of dressSyn. -- Liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee; blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. See Liveliness .