Gaiety

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɡeɪ.ɪ.ti/
• Rhymes: -eɪɪty

Origin

From French gaieté, from French gai

Full definition of gaiety

Noun

1. (uncountable)  The state of being happy.
• 1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess Chapter 2, Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety.  She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.
2. There was much gaiety at the ball.
   The decorations added greatly to the gaiety of the room.
3. (countable)  Merrymaking or festivity.

Synonyms

• (state of being happy) gayness