What does festivity mean?
Festivity means (often pluralized) A festival or similar celebration..
Festivity
/fɛˈstɪvəti/ · noun
Meaning
(often pluralized) A festival or similar celebration..
Definitions by Sense
- (often pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.
- An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.
Example Sentences
Other parts of the ceremony have their unpleasantnesses; for there is great difficulty in admittings and omittings of guests to the festivities.
[…] cosmeticky women whose tight jeans and stiletto heels suggest a kind of festivity but whose faces seem stunned […]
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.
Synonyms for festivity
Antonyms for festivity
Related Words
Word Forms
- festivities
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for festivity?
Common synonyms include celebration.
What is the opposite of festivity?
Possible antonyms include infestivity.
How do you use festivity in a sentence?
Other parts of the ceremony have their unpleasantnesses; for there is great difficulty in admittings and omittings of guests to the festivities.
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