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gay

/ɡeɪ/

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adjective
homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
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homophile queer homosexual
adjective
offering fun and gaiety
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"gay and exciting night life"

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festal festive merry joyous
adjective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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"when hearts were young and gay" "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"

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jocund jolly jovial merry mirthful joyous
noun
someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
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homo homophile homosexual

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person soul someone somebody mortal individual
adjective
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
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"a gay sunny room"

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cheery sunny cheerful
adjective
brightly colored and showy
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"a dress a bit too gay for her years" "birds with gay plumage"

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brave braw colourful colorful
adjective
given to social pleasures often including dissipation
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"led a gay Bohemian life" "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"

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indulgent

Examples of gay

"gay and exciting night life"
"when hearts were young and gay"
"a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"
"a gay sunny room"
"a dress a bit too gay for her years"
"birds with gay plumage"
"led a gay Bohemian life"
"a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"