gaieté

Definitions of gaieté
  1. noun
    the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
    synonyms: bonne humeur
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    antonyms:
    mauvaise humeur, morosité
    not conducive to cheer or good spirits
    type of:
    attribut
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  2. noun
    a festive merry feeling
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    type of:
    désinvolture, légèreté
    feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  3. noun
    great merriment
    synonyms: allégresse, hilarité
  4. noun
    feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
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    type of:
    bonne humeur
    a cheerful and agreeable mood
  5. noun
    a feeling of joy and pride
    synonyms: exaltation, joie
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    types:
    euphorie
    a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
    type of:
    joie
    the emotion of great happiness
  6. noun
    a gay feeling
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    types:
    allégresse, hilarité
    great merriment
    type of:
    bien-être, bonheur, joie, plaisir
    emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
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