Gayety
81Glee — (gl[=e]), n. [OE. gle, gleo, AS. gle[ o]w, gle[ o], akin to Icel. gl[=y]: cf. Gr. ? joke, jest.] [1913 Webster] 1. Music; minstrelsy; entertainment. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; paricularly, the mirth enjoyed… …
82Hilarity — Hi*lar i*ty (?; 277), n. [L. hilaritas: cf. F. hilarit[ e]. See {Hilarious}.] Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] Note: Hilarity differs from joy: the latter, excited by good news or prosperity, is an affection of the… …
83Holiday — Hol i*day, n. [Holy + day.] 1. A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See {Holyday}. [1913 Webster] 2. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a… …
84Jocundity — Jo*cun di*ty, n. [L. jocunditas jucunditas. See {Jocund}, and cf. {Jucundity}.] The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness. [1913 Webster] …
85Jollier — Jolly Jol ly (j[o^]l l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Jollier} ( l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Jolliest}.] [OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. j[=o]l yule, Christmas feast. See {Yule}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …
86Jolliest — Jolly Jol ly (j[o^]l l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Jollier} ( l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Jolliest}.] [OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. j[=o]l yule, Christmas feast. See {Yule}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …
87Jolly — Jol ly (j[o^]l l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Jollier} ( l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Jolliest}.] [OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. j[=o]l yule, Christmas feast. See {Yule}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Full of… …
88Joyance — Joy ance, n. [OF. joiance.] Enjoyment; gayety; festivity; joyfulness. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Some days of joyance are decreed to all. Byron. [1913 Webster] From what hid fountains doth thy joyance flow? Trench. [1913 Webster] …
89Levity — Lev i*ty (l[e^]v [i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. levitas, fr. levis light in weight; akin to levare to raise. See {Lever}, n.] 1. The quality of weighing less than something else of equal bulk; relative lightness, especially as shown by rising through, or… …
90Lightness — Light ness, n. [From {Light} not heavy.] The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace. [1913 Webster] Syn: Levity; volatility; instability; inconstancy; unsteadiness;… …
