gaiety
Lighthearted good spirits
Gaiety is lighthearted joy or merriment—the mood of celebration and high spirits: The gaiety of the wedding reception lasted well into the night.
The word can also refer to bright, festive appearance: the gaiety of the decorations.
Once commonly spelled gayety, the word has faded somewhat as gay shifted toward its sexuality sense.
Intense positive emotion
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
mirth · delight · elation · jubilation · exuberance · lightheartedness · jollity · blitheness
Animated spirit or energy
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- effervescenceBubbling in liquid
- sparkleEmit flashing light
verve · brio · zest · pep · sprightliness · jauntiness · playfulness · friskiness
Organized public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- galaFestive formal occasion
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
revelry · festivity · merrymaking · fete · ball · masquerade · pageant · parade
Visual hue property
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- showinessOstentatious display quality
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
glitter · dazzle · finery · ornamentation · pageantry · spectacle · flourish · fanfare
joy
Intense positive emotion
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
merriment · mirth · delight · elation · jubilation · exuberance · lightheartedness · jollity · blitheness · buoyancy
vivacity
Animated spirit or energy
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- effervescenceBubbling in liquid
sparkle · verve · brio · zest · pep · sprightliness · jauntiness · playfulness · friskiness · breeziness
festival
Organized public celebration
jubilee · revelry · festivity · merrymaking · fete · ball · masquerade · pageant · parade · jamboree
color
Visual hue property
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- showinessOstentatious display quality
splendor · glitter · dazzle · finery · ornamentation · pageantry · spectacle · flourish · fanfare · pizzazz
- festivitycelebration, merriment, revelry, jubilation, joy
- joyhappiness, gladness, joyfulness, elation, delight
- merrimentmirth, laugh, merriment, chuckle, glee
- positive feelingshappiness, joyfulness, cheerfulness, contentment, merriment
- revelryrevelry, revel, festivity, festivities, celebration
- festive cheerjoy, cheer, merriment, happiness, glee
gaietysadness
State of emotional pain
sorrow · melancholy · misery · unhappiness · gloom
gaietysolemnity
Serious, dignified quality
gloom · sombreness · mourning · gravity · grimness
gaietydrabness
Absence of color or interest
dreariness · dullness · plainness · tatters · dishabille