festivity

C2+ Topic:Entertainment & Leisure

US /fɛˈstɪvɪti/ UK /fɛˈstɪvɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
joyful celebration; the activities of a feast or party

The square was alive with music and festivity.

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Etymology

From Old French festivité, from Latin festivitas ('festivity, merriment'), from festivus ('festive, merry'), from festum ('feast, holiday'), from festus ('joyous, of holidays').

festivitas Latin festus Latin

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# festivity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /fɛˈstɪvɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /fɛˈstɪvɪti/

## Meanings
1. joyful celebration; the activities of a feast or party

## Examples
- The square was alive with music and festivity.

## Synonyms
- celebration
- merriment
- revelry
- jollity
- gaiety
- festival
- conviviality

## Antonyms
- mourning
- solemnity
- gloom

## Related Forms
- festive
- festival
- feast
- fete

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: festivitas
- Root: festus

## Etymology
From Old French festivité, from Latin festivitas ('festivity, merriment'), from festivus ('festive, merry'), from festum ('feast, holiday'), from festus ('joyous, of holidays').

## AI Etymology
Festivity is from Old French festivité, from Latin festivitas ('festivity, merriment'), from festivus ('festive, merry'), from festum ('feast, holiday'), from festus ('joyous, of holidays'). Important recorded forms include festivitas (Latin) and festus (Latin). The current sense covers joyful celebration; the activities of a feast or party. The wider family includes related words such as festive, festival, feast, and fete.

## Topics
- Entertainment & Leisure
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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