gayety

Meanings

• Noun

  A feeling of happiness, joy, and merriment.

  - "The guests at the party were filled with gayety and laughter."
  - "The gayety of the children during the holiday season was contagious."

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Synonyms

gayness

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gayety
day , bay , may , gay , play , sway , bay , ballet , say

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Variants

List of all variants of gayety that leads to same result
gaiety , gaily , gayeties , gayety , gayly , gaieties

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'gai' meaning 'happy' or 'joyful'.

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Trivia

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1. Gayety is the name of a town in the Czech Republic.

2. In the novel 'Moby-Dick', gayety is used to describe the sailors' spirits before the storm.

3. The word 'gay' is derived from 'gayety' and originally meant 'happy' or 'carefree'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Joviality: A similar feeling of happiness and joy.

2. Cheerfulness: A disposition or quality of being cheerful and optimistic.

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Culture

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Gayety is often associated with festive occasions and celebrations. It can also be used to describe a carefree and lighthearted attitude towards life.

How to Memorize "gayety"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people laughing and having a good time. Visualize the feeling of happiness and joy that comes with such a scene.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gayety' with the feeling of happiness and joy. Think of a time when you felt particularly happy and use that memory to help remember the word.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'GAYETY' to remember the meaning: 'G' for 'Gathering', 'A' for 'Amusement', 'Y' for 'Yielding', 'E' for 'Euphoria', and 'T' for 'Togetherness'.

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