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Defenition of the word gay

    • Defenition of the word gay

      • Characteristic of homosexual appearance or behavior.
      • In good spirits.
      • brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"
      • bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
      • offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
      • given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
      • full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
      • homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
      • someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
      • brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw'' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"
      • full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"
      • bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
      • brightly colored and showy
      • given to social pleasures often including dissipation
      • offering fun and gaiety
      • full of or showing high-spirited merriment

    Synonyms for the word gay

      • brave
      • braw
      • cheery
      • festal
      • festive
      • gala
      • homo
      • homophile
      • homosexual
      • jocund
      • jolly
      • jovial
      • merry
      • mirthful
      • queer
      • sunny

    Similar words in the gay

      • cheerful
      • colorful
      • homosexual
      • indulgent
      • joyous

    Hyponyms for the word gay

      • gay man
      • gay woman
      • lesbian
      • shirtlifter
      • tribade

    Hypernyms for the word gay

      • human
      • individual
      • mortal
      • person
      • somebody
      • someone
      • soul
      • surname

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