\Gay"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Gayeties}. [Written also {gaiety}.]
[F. gaiet['e]. See {Gay}, a.]
1. The state of being gay; merriment; mirth; acts or
   entertainments prompted by, or inspiring, merry delight;
   -- used often in the plural; as, the gayeties of the
   season.
2. Finery; show; as, the gayety of dress.
Syn: Liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee;
     blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. See
     {Liveliness}.