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Gayety (gcide) | Gayety \Gay"e*ty\, n.; pl. Gayeties. [Written also gaiety.]
[F. gaiet['e]. See Gay, a.]
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.
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2. Finery; show; as, the gayety of dress.
Syn: Liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee;
blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. See
Liveliness.
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Gayety (gcide) | Gayety \Gay"e*ty\, n.; pl. Gayeties. [Written also gaiety.]
[F. gaiet['e]. See Gay, a.]
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.
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2. Finery; show; as, the gayety of dress.
Syn: Liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee;
blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. See
Liveliness.
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