Gayety

Definition:

  • (a.) 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.
  • (a.) Finery; show; as, the gayety of dress.

Compare gayety with other words:

gaiety vs. gayety

gay vs. gayety

content vs. gayety

cheerfulness vs. gayety