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Festivity

Noun CEFR B2
fɛˈstɪvəti

Definitions

  1. A festival or similar celebration.
    countable, uncountable
  2. An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“Other parts of the ceremony have⟳ their unpleasantnesses; for there is great difficulty in admittings and omittings of guests to the festivities.”
“[…] cosmeticky women whose tight jeans and stiletto heels suggest⟳ a kind of festivity but whose faces seem stunned […]”
“The real reason⟳ for these subdued responses was the fact that the audience knew it would be a fight⟳ to the finish⟳; they were saving their screams for the posedown festivities to come⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Festivus Festivus pole festology Festoon festoon pine festooner

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