Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FES-TIV'I-TY
FES-TIV'I-TY, n. [L. festivitas.]
- Primarily, the mirth of a feast; hence, joyfulness; gayety; social joy or exhilaration of spirits at an entertainment. Taylor.
- A festival. [Not in use.] Brown.
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