gaiety[noun]Synonyms:- cheerfulness, blitheness, exhilaration, glee, high spirits, jollity, light-heartedness, merriment, mirth
- merrymaking, conviviality, festivity, fun, jollification, revelry
Contrasted words: blues, cheerlessness, dismalness, dreariness, gloom, grief, infelicity, joylessness, misery, moodiness, moroseness, pensiveness, solemnity, somberness, sorrow, sullenness, uncheerfulness, wistfulness, woe
Related Words: cheerfulness,
gladness,
happiness,
geniality,
pleasantness,
winsomeness,
animation,
conviviality,
entertainment,
exhilaration,
liveliness,
merrymaking,
radiance,
spiritedness,
vivacity [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
gai‧e‧ty /ˈɡeɪəti, ˈɡeɪɪti/
noun old-fashioned[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: gaité, from gai; ⇒ gay1]
1. [uncountable] when someone or something is cheerful and fun:
Lars enjoyed the warmth and gaiety of these occasions. ⇒
gay1(3)
2. gaieties [plural] enjoyable events or activities:
Elaine missed the gaieties of life in Paris. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲