variants
or less commonly gayety
plural gaieties
1
: merrymaking
also
: festive activity
—often used in plural
2
: high spirits : merriment
Examples of gaiety in a Sentence
The party had none of the gaiety we've seen in past years.
the gaiety of the carnival
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With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.
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James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
His formidable rich voice voice always carried the gaiety of a comic opera basso.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
His formidable rich voice voice always carried the gaiety of a comic opera basso.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
His formidable rich voice voice always carried the gaiety of a comic opera basso.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
His formidable rich voice voice always carried the gaiety of a comic opera basso.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gaiety
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“Gaiety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaiety. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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