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Gaiety/Sadness
Gaiety: noun - cheerfulness, mirth, frivolity, merrymaking.
Sadness: noun - the condition of being sad. Sad: adjective - sorrowful, mournful.
'Between evocative crashing
of breakers on the sand, the hungry cries of the seagulls, and the light
soughing of the onshore breeze, Jake could hear the gaiety of the beach party he
approached, as they played, laughed, danced and ate around their driftwood
bonfire.'
Personal note: I think it's
rather sad that, as writers, we've lost the use of the word 'gay', which was
such an evocative adjective for which there is no real synonym. Nothing against
the gay community; just a tinge of regret that they chose that particular word
as a label.
'Walking the shore, just out
of reach of crashing breakers, feeling the lonely cries of gulls and allowing
the offshore breeze to tangle her blonde tresses, Faith felt the deep sadness
of her separation from all that she knew and loved in the world.'
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