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gaiety

English

Etymology

From French gaieté, from French gai

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??e?.?.ti/, /??e?.?.ti/
  • Hyphenation: gai?e?ty
  • Rhymes: -e??ti

Noun

gaiety (countable and uncountable, plural gaieties)

  1. (dated, uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.
  2. (dated, countable) Merrymaking or festivity.

Synonyms

  • (state of being happy): gayness

Translations

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buffoonery

English

Etymology

buffoon +? -ery

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) IPA(key): /b??fu?n??i/

Noun

buffoonery (countable and uncountable, plural buffooneries)

  1. The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
    • before 1891: P.T. Barnum, quoted in The Life of Phineas T. Barnum [1]
      The Temperance Reform was too serious a matter for trifling jokes and buffooneries.

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