Festivity
Festivity noun - A mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter.
Usage example: rather than mourn our friend's death we celebrated his life, and his memorial service was more notable for its festivity than its funereal gloom
Merriness and festivity are semantically related in merriment topic. In some cases you can use "Merriness" instead a noun "Festivity".
Merriness
Merriness noun - A mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter.
Usage example: I hate the forced merriness of so many New Year's Eve parties
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- celebration and festivity
- celebration and merriness
- cheerfulness and festivity
- cheerfulness and merriness
- cheer and festivity
- cheer and merriness
- gaiety and festivity
- gaiety and merriness
- entertainment and festivity
- entertainment and merriness
- merriment and festivity
- merriment and merriness
- fun and festivity
- fun and merriness
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