gayety Meaning, Definition & Usage

Gay"e*ty noun
Etymology
F. gaieté. See Gay, a.
Wordforms
plural Gayeties
Definitions
  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.
  2. Finery; show; as, the gayety of dress. Syn. -- Liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee; blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. See Liveliness.

Webster 1913