Gayety — Gay e*ty, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gayety — see GAIETY (Cf. gaiety) … Etymology dictionary
gayety — [gā′ə tē] n. pl. gayeties alt. sp. of GAIETY … English World dictionary
Gayety — Le Théâtre Gayety en 1946 Lili St Cyr en spectacle vers 1946 … Wikipédia en Français
gayety — US var. of GAIETY. * * * gayety see gaiety … Useful english dictionary
gayety — variant of gaiety … New Collegiate Dictionary
gayety — /gay i tee/, n., pl. gayeties. gaiety. * * * … Universalium
gayety — n. gaiety, joyousness, happiness, elation … English contemporary dictionary
gayety — noun US variant spelling of gaiety … English new terms dictionary
gayety — n. [Written also Gaiety.] 1. Show, showiness, gaudiness, finery, glitter, brilliancy, tinsel, gaudiness, garishness, flashiness. 2. Liveliness, cheerfulness, joyousness, joviality, sprightliness, mirth, blithesomeness, merriment, glee, hilarity,… … New dictionary of synonyms
gayety — gay•e•ty [[t]ˈgeɪ ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties gaiety … From formal English to slang
