# festivity

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɛˈstɪvəti/ · frequency rank #50,511

## Definitions
1. A festival or similar celebration.
2. An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/festivity