noun
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merriment characteristic of a festival, party, etc
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any festival or other celebration
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(plural) festive proceedings; celebrations
Etymology
Origin of festivity
1350–1400; Middle English festivite (< Old French ) < Latin fēstīvitās. See festive, -ity
Example Sentences
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Yet amid all the elaborate cultural festivity around the girl’s arrival at womanhood, there’s a sobering catch.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2024
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In the past, playing a regular-season game abroad would bring a sense of festivity for a New England Patriots team that is unbeaten in three previous international appearances.
From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Dozens sat around a garden table in Bortnychi village under a tent decorated with balloons and garlands for a day of festivity steeped in Ukrainian rural tradition.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
Over the years, my relationship with food and festivity has evened out.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022
All in the space of a night events had moved from festivity to a crisis, and he, Matthias, had taken a major role in both.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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