gay  /geɪ/

noun

1. someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

synset: homosexual, homophile, homo, gay

adj

1. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"

synset: cheery, gay, sunny

2. 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"

synset: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful

3. given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"

synset: gay

4. 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"

synset: brave, braw, gay

5. offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"

synset: gay, festal, festive, merry

6. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

synset: gay, queer, homophile

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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