gaiety
pronunciation
How to pronounce gaiety in British English:
UK [ˈgeɪəti]
How to pronounce gaiety in American English:
US [ˈɡeɪti]
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- Noun:
- a gay feeling
- a festive merry feeling
Word Origin
- gaiety (n.)
- "cheerfulness, mirth," 1630s, from French gaieté (Old French gaiete, 12c.), from gai "gay" (see gay). In the 1890s, in Britain, especially with reference to a London theater of that name, and the kind of musical shows and dancing girls it presented.
Antonym
Example
- 1. She seemed suddenly almost unable to contain an overpowering gaiety .
- 2. Her manner professed a gaiety that she did not feel .
- 3. Health and gaiety foster beauty .
- 4. Her gaiety helped to make the party a success .
- 5. Paris had an air of gaiety .