See festivity in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
The act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event:
celebration, merrymaking, rejoicing, revel (often used in plural), revelry. See laughterA large or important social gathering:
affair, celebration, fete, function, gala, occasion, party, soiree. (Informal) do. (Slang) bash. See group, workJoyful, exuberant activity:
conviviality, festival, festiveness, fun, gaiety, jollity, merriment, merrymaking, revel (often used in plural), revelry. See laughter
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