[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gayety \gay"ety\, 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.
      1913 webster

   2. finery; show; as, the gayety of dress.

   syn: liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee;
        blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. see
        liveliness.
        1913 webster
see also:
gayeties gaiety gay liveliness 

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