festivity

noun

fes·​tiv·​i·​ty fe-ˈsti-və-tē 

fə-

plural festivities

1

: festival sense 1

2

: the quality or state of being festive : gaiety

3

: festive activity

Synonyms of festivity

• cheerfulness
• glee
• merriness
• cheer

Examples of festivity in a Sentence

The decorations give the hall an air of festivity.

The festivities will include a parade, a concert, and games for children.

We enjoyed the New Year's Eve festivities.

Recent Examples on the Web

In lieu of festivities, tens of thousands of people took to the streets Wednesday across Spain to protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, demanding solutions and blaming Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his government's handling of it. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Wedding festivities took place over four days and began in a city hundreds of miles away, to which my wife and I traveled. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Zuckerman and Montgomery briefly joined the festivities before heading upstairs for a wardrobe change. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

On August 30, almost exactly one month before their anniversary, Gomez and Blanco took a trip to Venice, Italy to kick off the festivities in style. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for festivity

• acclivity
• activity
• captivity
• declivity
• nativity
• passivity
• proclivity
• absorptivity
• affectivity
• collectivity
• conductivity
• connectivity

Kids Definition

festivity

noun

fes·​tiv·​i·​ty fes-ˈtiv-ət-ē 

plural festivities

1

: festival sense 1

2

: the quality or state of being festive

3

: festive activity