n. The state of being gay; cheerful animation; mirthfulness.n. Action or acts prompted by or inspiring merry delight; a pleasure: commonly in the plural: as, the gaieties of the season.n. Finery; showiness: as, gaiety of dress.n. Synonyms Life, Liveliness, etc. (see animation); cheerfulness. joyousness, blitheness. glee, jollity.