Adjective gala has 1 sense
  1. gala, gay, festal, festive, merry - offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
    Antonym: joyless (indirect, via joyous)
,Noun gala has 1 sense
  1. gala, gala affair, jamboree, blowout - a gay festivity
    --1 is a kind of celebration, festivity
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