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I think people feel starved of nice, glamorous entertainment. They want to see costumes and gaiety and a singer; old-fashioned entertainment - it won't die easily.
Ronnie Corbett

Meaning of "gaiety" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GAIETY

gaiety  [ˈɡeɪətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAIETY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gaiety is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GAIETY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gaiety

Gaiety or Gayety may refer to: ▪ Gaiety (mood), the state of being happy ▪ Gaiety Theatre ▪ USS Gayety (AM-239, former name of the ship BRP Magat Salamat (PS-20)...

Definition of gaiety in the English dictionary

The definition of gaiety in the dictionary is the state or condition of being merry, bright, or lively. Other definition of gaiety is festivity; merrymaking.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAIETY


contrariety
ˌkɒntrəˈraɪətɪ
intersociety
ˌɪntəsəˈsaɪətɪ
liberty
ˈlɪbətɪ
notoriety
ˌnəʊtəˈraɪətɪ
obesity
əʊˈbiːsətɪ
poverty
ˈpɒvətɪ
property
ˈprɒpətɪ
propriety
prəˈpraɪətɪ
severity
sɪˈvɛrətɪ
similarity
ˌsɪmɪˈlærətɪ
sobriety
səʊˈbraɪətɪ
society
səˈsaɪətɪ
subvariety
ˈsʌbvəˌraɪətɪ
suitability
ˌsuːtəˈbɪlətɪ
sustainability
səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlətɪ
validity
vəˈlɪdətɪ
variability
ˌvɛərɪəˈbɪlətɪ
versatility
ˌvɜːsəˈtɪlətɪ
viability
ˌvaɪəˈbɪlətɪ
vulnerability
ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪlətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAIETY

gaieties
gaijin
Gaikwar
Gaillard Cut
gaillardia
gaily
gain
gain ground
gain time
gainable
gainer
gainful
gainful employment
gainfully
gainfulness
gaingiving
gainings
gainless
gainlessness
gainliness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAIETY

anxiety
benefit society
Big Society
building society
civic society
civil society
consumer society
debating society
friendly society
high society
honor society
humane society
Law Society
moiety
piety
polite society
Royal Society
secret society
separation anxiety
variety

Synonyms and antonyms of gaiety in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GAIETY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gaiety» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gaiety

Translation of «gaiety» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAIETY

Find out the translation of gaiety to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gaiety from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gaiety» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

欢乐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alegría
570 millions of speakers

English

gaiety
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उल्लास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ابتهاجا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

веселость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alegria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হর্ষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gaieté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keghairahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fröhlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

派手
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유쾌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gaiety
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vui tươi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேள தாளத்துடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şenlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allegria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wesołość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

веселість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

veselie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευθυμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vreugde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glättighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lystighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gaiety

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAIETY»

The term «gaiety» is regularly used and occupies the 74.391 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAIETY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gaiety» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gaiety» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gaiety

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8 QUOTES WITH «GAIETY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gaiety.
1
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
I extend my greetings and good wishes to all our citizens on the joyous occasion of Deepawali. The festival of lights, celebrated with gaiety and enthusiasm all over the country, signifies the victory of good over evil and is an appropriate occasion for us to resolve to follow the high ideals in life.
2
Russell Baker
Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder.
3
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Gaiety is often the reckless ripple over depths of despair.
4
Ronnie Corbett
I think people feel starved of nice, glamorous entertainment. They want to see costumes and gaiety and a singer; old-fashioned entertainment - it won't die easily.
5
Anatole France
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
6
Plato
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
7
Emilio Pucci
Gaiety is one of the most important elements I brought to fashion. I brought it through color.
8
Joseph Stalin
Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAIETY»

Discover the use of gaiety in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gaiety and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gaiety of Spirit: The Sherpas of Everest
Infused with the author's own reflections and experiences, and complete with color photos highlighting Sherpa life from the metaphysical to the everyday, Gaiety of Spirit will take the reader on a magnificent journey toward a richer level ...
Frances Klatzel, 2010
2
Acts of Gaiety: LGBT Performance and the Politics of Pleasure
The book mines the archives of lesbian-feminist activism of the 1960s–70s, highlighting the outrageous gaiety—including camp, kitsch, drag, guerrilla theater, zap actions, rallies, manifestos, pageants, and parades alongside "legitimate ...
Sara Warner, 2012
3
Gaiety Transfigured: Gay Self-Representation in American ...
He considers the entire range of literature, including poetry and drama, and gives attention to African or Native American themes in the work of Alain Locke, Countee Cullen, Francis Grierson, David Plante and others.
David Bergman, 1993
4
Good Old Gaiety: An Historiette and Remembrance
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
John Hollingshead, 2012
5
The Goddess and the Gaiety Girl
Whilst brilliant and an expert in his field, the Professor's books gain him respect, not money and they too cannot afford the surgery needed.
Barbara Cartland, 2012
6
Gaiety Chronicles
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
John Hollingshead, 2012
7
Grief, Gaiety and Aborigines
Popular account of journey from Darwin to Katherine; Reminiscences of bush life among natives, problems of assimilation.
William Edward Harney, 1961
8
For the Gaiety of Nations. Fun and Philosophy from the ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Wallace de Groot Cecil Rice, 2012
9
Musical Comedy in America
Creating a tidal wave of enthusiasm comparable only to that rolled up a generation earlier by Lydia Thompson and her bleached blondes, the Gaiety Girls disembarked in New York in the late summer of 1894. George Edwardes, the manager ...
‎1981
10
The Gaiety Gulliver [A Farce ]
Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past.
Henry Byron, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAIETY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gaiety is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
“This time, of course, there is a freedom in Russia and a gaiety and a charm. Delicious restaurants; the food before was disgusting and took for ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Snow on Rimutakas causes traffic madness and snowball fights …
"Mass gaiety afflicted Wellington and Wairarapa motorists," The Evening Post reported with pursed lips of disapproval. "Snow on the Rimutakas ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
3
SPAC, NYC Ballet gala honors 21st-century choreographers
The scherzo shifts the mood to gaiety, with Anthony Huxley and Ashly Isaacs sailing in gravity-defying jetés and capering in perfect unison. «The Saratogian, Jul 15»
4
The rock musical: more miss than hit
So, when the stage version opened at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre last year it was more out of a sense of professional duty than any personal need ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Film... Pet sounds: Biopics that make all the right noises
... the life of Mozart, doesn't stand up to scrutiny: showered at the time with praise and Oscars, it feels at this remove a bit like the Gaiety panto. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Unleash the Irish Nationwide inquiry for all to see
Derek Quinlan's appearance at the banking inquiry added to the gaiety of the nation. The property supremo reminded the committee that no ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
7
Taonga of Maori cinema
After the Gaiety Cinema in Wairoa shut down, the festival simply moved to the Kahungunu Marae, an "intimate and cosy setting" where it has ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jul 15»
8
Local premiere of Phantom of the Opera
The first British Isles amateur production of iconic musical The Phantom of the Opera will open at the Gaiety Theatre on August 10th, with ... «isleofman.com, Jul 15»
9
Film Review: Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock & Roll
Plato observed that “Music … gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and charm and gaiety to life and to ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
10
How the French Think by Sudhir Hazareesingh review – from …
The extraordinary preponderance of local and national festivals, too, certainly contributes to the gaiety of the nation. Hazareesingh is especially ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gaiety [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gaiety>. May 2024 ».
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