gaiety

Meaning

1. (dated, uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.
2. (countable, dated) Merrymaking or festivity.

Synonyms

merriment

cheerfulness

mirth

joy

😂

jollity

cheer

liveliness

merriness

joviality

glee

fun

happiness

joyfulness

joyousness

festivity

conviviality

pleasure

jauntiness

gayness

jolliness

playfulness

merrymaking

frolic

jocundity

resilience

smartness

swing

vivacity

willow tree

gayety

gladfulness

humour

buoyancy

gladsomeness

consolation

delight

dissipation

elation

elegance

enjoyment

excitement

exhilaration

exultation

finery

frolicsomeness

gladness

gleefulness

go

hilarity

humor

Translations

gaieté

ευθυμία

allegria

gaiezza

alegría

😂

alegria

😂

Fröhlichkeit

😂

alborozo

😂

allegrezza

😂

gute Laune

joia

😂

alegria

😂

giocondità

Lustigkeit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡeɪ.ə.ti/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French gaieté, from gai. By surface analysis, gay + -ety.