festivity

fɛˈstɪvɪti

festivities

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Definition of festivity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

joyexperience of celebratory feeling and joy

Her heart was filled with festivity at the news.

celebration

merriment

revelry

celebrationspecial occasion with celebration or joyful events

The festivity lasted all weekend.

celebration

merrymaking

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air of festivity

feeling or mood of celebration in a place

There was an air of festivity at the party.

Origin of festivity

Latin, festivitas (feast)

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holiday spirit

festivity

attitude of generosity and kindness during holidays

celebration of life

festivity

event to appreciate life and its moments

illumination

festivity

decorative lights used for festive occasions

jolliest

adj.

festivity

most festive and lively

jolly

adj.

festivity

lively and enjoyable, often festive

that calls for a celebration

exp.

celebration

warrants a special acknowledgment or festivity

convivial

adj.

festive

related to feasting and festivity

let the revels begin

celebration

start the celebration or festivity with excitement

Examples of festivity in a sentence

There was a sense of festivity in the air.
The festivity included music and dancing.
Everyone joined the festivity in the town square.

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French:joie, fête, ...
German:Festlichkeit, Feierlichkeit, ...
Italian:festosità, festa, ...
Spanish:alegría, celebración, ...
Portuguese:festividade, festa, ...
Chinese:节庆, 庆典, ...
Japanese:祝祭感, お祭り, ...
Arabic:بَهْجَة, احْتِفال, ...
Hebrew:חֲגִיגִיּוּת, חֲגִיגָה, ...
Russian:радость, праздник, ...
Ukrainian:святковість, свято, ...
Hindi:उत्सवमयता, उत्सव, ...
Bengali:উৎসবমুখরতা, উৎসব, ...
Catalan:alegria festiva, festa, ...
Czech:veselí, slavnost, ...
Danish:feststemning, fest, ...
Dutch:feestelijkheid, feest, ...
Greek:εορταστική διάθεση, γιορτή, ...
Hungarian:ünnepélyesség, ünnepség, ...
Khmer:ភាពរីករាយអបអរ, ពិធីបុណ្យ, ...
Korean:축제의 기쁨, 축제, ...
Persian:سرور, جشن, ...
Polish:radość, święto, ...
Portuguese (BR):festividade, festa, ...
Romanian:festivitate, sărbătoare, ...
Swedish:glädje, festlighet, ...
Thai:ความรื่นเริง, งานรื่นเริง, ...
Turkish:şenlik, eğlence, ...
Vietnamese:sự hân hoan, lễ hội, ...

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Definition of festivity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with festivity

Origin of festivity

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Terms with festivity included in their meaning

Examples of festivity in a sentence

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