gayeties

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gayety \Gay"e*ty\, n.; pl. Gayeties. [Written also gaiety.] [F. gaiet['e]. See Gay, a.]

1.The state of being gay; merriment; mirth; acts or entertainments prompted by, or inspiring, merry delight; -- used often in the plural; as, the gayeties of the season. [1913 Webster]

2.Finery; show; as, the gayety of dress.

Syn: Liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee; blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. See Liveliness. [1913 Webster]