Definitions for gaiety
ˈgeɪ ɪ tigai·ety

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gaiety, merrimentnoun

   a gay feeling

2. gaiety, playfulnessnoun

   a festive merry feeling

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gaietynoun

   The state of being happy

2. Etymology: From gaieté, from gai

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gaiety

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gaiety

   Gaiety is a state or quality of being light-hearted, joyful, cheerful, or merrily lively. It can also refer to festive activities or celebrations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gaietynoun

   same as Gayety

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gaiety

   Gaily. See Gay.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gaiety

   1. An effervescence of spirits produced by the expectation or the receipt of money. 2. The emotion of a poor person on learning of the death of a rich relative.

Matched Categories

1. • Happiness
   • Levity

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce gaiety?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say gaiety in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gaiety in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gaiety in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of gaiety in a Sentence

1. Joseph Stalin:

   Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union.

2. Denis Diderot:

   Gaiety --a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.

3. Plato:

   Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is god, just, and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but never less, dazzaling, passionate, and eternal form.

4. Michel de Montaigne:

   The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gaiety
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gaiety
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gaiety
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaiety
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gaiety
7. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=gaiety
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=gaiety