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Webster 1913 Edition


Gayety

Gay′e-ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Gayeties
.
[Written also
gaiety
.]
[F.
gaieté
. See
Gay
,
Adj.
]
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
.
Syn. – Liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee; blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. See
Liveliness
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gayety

GA'YETY

, n.
1.
Merriment; mirth; airiness; as a company full of gayety.
2.
Act of juvenile pleasure; the gayeties of youth.
3.
Finery; show; as the gayety of dress.

Definition 2024


gayety

gayety

English

Noun

gayety (usually uncountable, plural gayeties)

  1. Alternative spelling of gaiety
    • Washington Irving
      During the present gayety of the house, however, the poor girl has worn a face full of trouble; and, to use the housekeeper's words, "has fallen into a sad hystericky way lately."