Gayety
Pronunciation : Gay"e*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. gaiet?. See Gay, a.]
Definition : 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.
pl. Gayeties (. [Written also gaiety.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913