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gayeties

gayeties

7.4
Cheerful decorations and activities at a party
  • noun
  • /ɡeɪˈiːtiz/
  • Archaic
translation icon : alegrías
  • Children laughed as they hung sparkling gayeties on the tree before the party began.

Examples

  • The hall was filled with colorful gayeties for the annual spring festival.

  • After the event, volunteers helped take down the gayeties that had brightened the room.

  • The festival was filled with gayeties and laughter.

  • Everyone enjoyed the gayeties of the holiday season.

  • The hall was filled with colorful gayeties for the annual spring festival.

  • Children laughed as they hung sparkling gayeties on the tree before the party began.

  • Everyone enjoyed the gayeties of the holiday season.

Synonyms

festivity
vsgayeties
69 3.5

A happy public celebration with music and decorations

covers elements and mood of celebrations not only the single event
revelry
vsgayeties
9 6.1

Lively noisy party with drinking and dancing

is broader and includes decorations and calm celebratory activities too
revel
vsgayeties
5 6.3

A loud happy party with dancing and drinking

focuses more on overall cheerful atmosphere and varied celebratory items
wingding
vsgayeties
  • Informal
2 7.8

A lively party with music, dancing, and fun

includes decorations activities and general celebratory mood not only parties
festiveness
vsgayeties
2.9

A cheerful, lively feeling at a party or festival

describes the actual activities decorations and atmosphere rather than only a quality
jolly atmosphere
vsgayeties
3.7

A cheerful, lively feeling that makes people enjoy themselves

refers to celebratory activities decorations or atmosphere as a whole

Antonyms

sadness
229 1.0

A feeling of being unhappy

gloom
20 3.6

Low light or darkness that makes a place feel sad

How Festive

gayeties
  • Archaic
7.4
celebration
430 1.0
party
∞ 1.0
gathering
203 1.0

Surface Forms

gayety singular
gayeties plural

Morphology

gayeties = gaiety (transparent) = gay + ety + s

The plural form 'gayeties' is transparently derived from 'gaiety'.

Etymology

Gayeties comes from the word gay, which used to mean 'merry' or 'joyful', and people used it for bright, happy things at celebrations. So, gayeties are the cheerful decorations and activities that make a party feel lively.