Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

festivity

/fɛˈstɪvəti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: fes-tiv-i-ty
IPA: /fɛˈstɪvəti/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A festival or similar celebration.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English festivite, from Middle French festivité, from Latin festīvitas, equivalent to festive + -ity.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: festivite, festivité, festīvitas

Usage

Inflected Forms

festivities (plural)

Derived Forms

unfestivity

Synonyms

celebration

Antonyms

infestivity

Rhymes With

activity productivity creativity captivity negativity relativity nativity conductivity exclusivity reactivity selectivity insensitivity

Questions

How do you pronounce festivity?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɛˈstɪvəti/.
What does festivity mean?: A festival or similar celebration.
Where does festivity come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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