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Definitions

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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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In the past, playing a regular-season game abroad would bring a sense of festivity for a New England Patriots team that is unbeaten in three previous international appearances.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023

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

Dozens sat around a garden table in Bortnychi village under a tent decorated with balloons and garlands for a day of festivity steeped in Ukrainian rural tradition.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

At the crux of the annual festivity, which commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, is religiously symbolic foods.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2023

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

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