Antonyms for gaiety

Grammar : Noun

Spell : gey-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgeɪ ɪ ti

Definition of gaiety

Origin : 1630s, from French gaieté, from gai "gay" (see gay). In the 1890s, especially with reference to a London theater of that name, and the kind of musical shows and dancing girls found there.

noun happiness, celebration

Example sentences :

"Then they'll have to prove it to me," she corrected, her gaiety now a trifle forced.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

Lady Glenthorn and her set were dancing, and I was tired of these sounds of gaiety.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Indeed she chid Margaret for her lack of gaiety upon such an occasion.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

The place is something like the Gaiety Theatre at Simla, enlarged twenty times.
Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling

There was a large amount of gaiety in the old villages in those days.
Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

All this gave me something else to think about, and I soon recovered my gaiety.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

I assure you, my dear sir, that in our unpretending home her gaiety is delightful.'
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

The gaiety prevailing in that little corner rejoiced the sight.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

All its gaiety consists in an occasional tree in a courtyard.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

In many of the houses which we passed could be heard sounds of mirth and gaiety.
Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka

Synonyms for gaiety

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