gaiety

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of gaiety

1625–35; <French gaieté, equivalent to gaigay + -té-ty²

OTHER WORDS FROM gaiety

su·per·gai·e·ty, noun

Words nearby gaiety

gahnite, GAI, Gaia, Gaia hypothesis, Gaidhealtachd, gaiety, gaijin, Gaikwar, Gail, Gaillard Cut, gaillardia

How to use gaiety in a sentence

Though a handful of chefs had tried televised cooking shows starting in the 1940s, it was Child, with her gaiety and charisma, who demonstrated the unique potential that the medium had to reach home cooks.
It’s Time to Retire the ‘Julia Child Of’ Trope|Mayukh Sen|December 9, 2021|Eater
The boat motored up the Nile River, a capsule of gaiety beneath a spotless February sky.
900,000 infected. Nearly 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia.|Rebecca Tan, Antonio Olivo, John D. Harden|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
"Bulgari is for me the symbol of passion and of this vivid and colorful Roman gaiety," Bruni-Sarkozy said.
Pope Francis Inspires Italian Fashion Industry; Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Models For Bulgari|The Fashion Beast Team|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her new joy and excitement, her gaiety and zest for life— all had been caused, not by himself, but by another.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

Providence, interposing, made him a painter, and the gaiety of nations has been increased by the possession of some storks.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
He hurried to the Hotel d'Ettres; but the scenes of careless gaiety he saw there, seemed only to chafe his mind.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Spontaneous gaiety was gone out of his cousin, whose attempts to be his normal self became forced and unsuccessful.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The usual excited happiness was less obvious, he thought, than usual, the mercurial gaiety wholly absent.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for gaiety

gaiety

/ (ˈɡeɪətɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or condition of being merry, bright, or lively

festivity; merrymaking

Also (esp US): gayety

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See gay

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gaiety

or gay·e·ty

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British Dictionary definitions for gaiety

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