festivity
Meaning of festivity
- the celebration of something in a joyful and exuberant way.
a time of great rejoicing and festivity
late Middle English: from Old French festivite or Latin festivitas, from festivus ‘festive’, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.
Information about festivity
- It is a name.
- The plural form of festivity is: festivities.
- Languages in which festivity is used:
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Hyphenation of festivity
fes-tiv-ity
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- festivity is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
festivity synonyms
Meaning celebration:
Meaning lively and cheerful activity or celebration:
Meaning gaiety and fun:
Meaning lively celebration or festivities:
Meaning the quality or state of being noticeably happy and optimistic:
Meaning cheerfulness, optimism, or confidence:
Meaning a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness:
Meaning the quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness:
Meaning great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or another's misfortune:
Meaning lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol:
Meaning an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment:
Words that rhyme with festivity
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