Festivity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɛˈstɪvəti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Festivity is a noun meaning (often pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.
Meaning
(often pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.
More Meanings
- An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.
Example Sentences
[…] cosmeticky women whose tight jeans and stiletto heels suggest a kind of festivity but whose faces seem stunned […]
Other parts of the ceremony have their unpleasantnesses; for there is great difficulty in admittings and omittings of guests to the festivities.
The real reason for these subdued responses was the fact that the audience knew it would be a fight to the finish; they were saving their screams for the posedown festivities to come.
Word Forms
- festivities
Synonyms for festivity
Depending on context, synonyms include celebration.
Antonyms for festivity
Common opposites include infestivity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include celebration, gala, feast, festy, fiesta, festival.
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