festivity
noun/feˈstɪvəti/
/feˈstɪvəti/
- festivities[plural] the activities that are organized to celebrate a special event
- A number of celebrities will be flying in to take part in the festivities.
- Christmas/New Year festivities
- wedding festivities
- [uncountable] the happiness and joy that exist when people celebrate something
- The wedding was an occasion of great festivity.
- an air of festivity
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French festivite or Latin festivitas, from festivus ‘festive’, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.
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