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Festivity vs Gathering - What's the difference?

festivity | gathering |

As nouns the difference between festivity and gathering

is that festivity is (often|pluralized) a festival or similar celebration while gathering is a meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

As a verb gathering is

present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together.

festivity

English

Noun

(festivities)
  • (often, pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.
  • An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.

    • Antonyms

    * infestivity

    gathering

    English

    (wikipedia gathering)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
    • I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
  • A group of people or things.
    • A gathering of fruit.
  • ((bookbinding)) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
    • This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
  • A charitable contribution; a collection.
  • A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), equivalent to .

    Verb

    (head)
  • present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together
    • She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.
    Derived terms
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