Definitions for gay



Overview of noun gay

The noun gay has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. homosexual, homophile, homo, gay

(someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex)


Overview of adj gay

The adj gay has 6 senses? (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (9) cheery, gay, sunny

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

2. (3) gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful

(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")

3. (3) gay

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

4. (3) brave, braw, gay

(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")

5. (1) gay, festal, festive, merry

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

6. (1) gay, queer, homophile

(homosexual or arousing homosexual desires)

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