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festivity

[fe-stiv-i-tee] / fɛˈstɪv ɪ ti /
NOUN
celebration, revelry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bash festival hoopla
STRONG
amusement blowout carousal clambake conviviality do entertainment fun gaiety happiness hilarity jamboree jollity joviality joyfulness levity merriment merrymaking mirth party pleasure revel shindig sport whoopee
WEAK
fun and games reveling revelment wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression gloom misery pain sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

Example Sentences

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It's still only November, but the Christmas TV adverts are coming in thick and fast, bringing a sprinkling of festivity to our screens.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

This festivity — filled with satirical humor — is not associated with the Holy Week celebrations led by the Catholic Church in this mostly Catholic country.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2023

This Wednesday marks the first day of Passover — or Pesach — which is the annual Jewish festivity that celebrates the Israelites escape from slavery in ancient Egypt.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2023

“But as we all saw, a day of festivity and light turned into a day of fear and darkness,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023

Thankful’s wedding was the first festivity Wethersfield had enjoyed since the sickness.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare