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Word of the Day: Festivity

festivity

fes-tiv-i-ty / fĕ-stĭv-ĭ-tē

noun (plural festivities)

1. a merry and fun celebration or occasion

A resolute and wise refusal to take part in festivities will be an incentive for introspection and self-purification.

Mahatma Gandhi, 1869 – 1948

2. the joyous, happy characteristics of a celebratory event or festival; gaiety

The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction.

Laurie Colwin, 1944 – 1992

3. festivities, the happenings at a celebratory event or festival

The dance is the center of wedding festivities.

Curt Sachs, 1881 – 1959