gaiety

the sudden gaiety of children's laughter.

the hall reverberated with gaiety and laughter.

Their gaiety helped the party a lot.

the gaiety of shops before Christmas

there was an unwonted gaiety in her manner.

She felt,without knowing why,that the gaiety was assumed.

the end of her deliberation was to show general gaiety, without appropriate favour.

he seemed to be a part of the gaiety, having a wonderful time.

Her manner professed a gaiety that she did not feel.

ended his plea on a note of despair; a note of gaiety in her manner.See Synonyms at sign

The gaiety of the event was enough to make Maria Tapia smile, a welcome relief from the anxiety that accompanied her layoff in January from a job as a finance executive's personal assistant.