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    [Noun]  | "gai*ety" | \ ˈgā-ə-tē \


    1: merrymaking; also : festive activity —often used in plural

    2: high spirits : merriment

    3: elegance, finery


    Origin: 1634 ;

     Earlier, "cheerfulness," borrowed from Middle French gayeté, going back to Old French, from gai {see: |gay:1|gay:1} + -eté {see: |-ity|-ity};

    [Noun]  | "gaiety" 


    1: dressy clothing;


      * e.g., " ... attendees of the masquerade ball arrived dressed in all their gaiety "



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    2: joyful or festive activity;


      * e.g., " ... loved the gaiety of the annual harvest festival "



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    3: a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter;


      * e.g., " ... the gaiety of children enjoying an outing at an amusement park "



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     [ "gaiety" ]

    1: acting in a homosexual or gay manner; the state of being gay

      * e.g.,  ... I can't watch this TV show any longer, for there is too much gaiety. 

     [ "Gaiety" ]

    1: Relating to homosexuality, or gayness.

      * e.g.,  ... Rodrigo: OMG! Don't forget to wear an ugly sweater to my Christmas Party! By the way, don't tell anyone, but I bought these really cute men's UGGs for Ray's secret santa gift! BTW if you get here early, we're having mimosas! Bypasser: Oh my! What gaiety! 

     [ "Gaiety" ]

    1:  Cheerfullness, cheer, joy, happiness, meriment, jollity, delight

      * e.g.,  ... There was a gaiety in her voice. 

     [ "ambient gaiety" ]

    1: An aura surrounding a self-purported straight male that alerts your spidey sense that his ass is really gay.

      * e.g.,  ... I don't care how many times Henry says he's straight, everyone knows he's lying! He's dragging ambient gaiety around like Pig Pen's cloud of funk. 

     [ "gaiety" ]

    1: the state of being gay. homosexuality.

      * e.g.,  ... We should bring back gaiety as a word for being gay. 

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