Definitions
any joyous diversion
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English festivite, from Middle French festivité, from Latin festīvitas, equivalent to festive + -ity.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Joyful occasion”9 letters
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