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1. (adj.) gay
homosexual.
2. gay
indicating or pertaining to homosexual interests or issues:
gay rights; a gay organization.
3. gay
having or showing a merry, lively mood:
gay spirits.
4. gay
bright or showy:
gay colors.
5. gay
given to or abounding in social or other pleasures:
a gay social season.
6. gay
licentious; dissipated; wanton:
a wild, gay life.
7. (n.) gay
a homosexual person, esp. a male.
8. (adv.) gay
in a gay manner.
9. (n.) Gay
John, 1685–1732, English poet and playwright.
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1. (adj) homosexual, homophile, homo, gay
someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
2. (adj) cheery, gay, sunny
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
"a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
3. (adj) 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"
4. (adj) gay
given to social pleasures often including dissipation
"led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
5. (adj) 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"
6. (adj) gay, festal, festive, merry
offering fun and gaiety
"a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
7. (adj) gay, queer, homophile(a)
homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
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1. (adjective) gay
homosexual
gay marriage; ***a gay man
2. (noun) gay
a homosexual person
a website for gays and lesbians
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gay
an ornament
2. gay
excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry
3. gay
brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed
4. gay
loose; dissipated; lewd
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Sense: happy or making people happy
The children were gay and cheerful; gay music.
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 Afrikaans: vrolik |
 Arabic: مَرِح، جَذِل |
 Bulgarian: весел |
 Brazilian: alegre |
 Czech: jásavý |
 German: fröhlich |
 Danish: glad; munter |
 Greek: χαρούμενος, εύθυμος |
 Spanish: alegre |
 Farsi: شاد |
 Finnish: iloinen |
 French: gai |
 Hebrew: עַלִיז |
 Hindi: आनन्दमय |
 Croatian: veseo |
 Hungarian: vidám |
 Indonesian: gembira |
 Icelandic: kátur, glaðvær |
 Italian: gaio, allegro |
 Japanese: 陽気な |
 Korean: 명랑한 |
 Lithuanian: linksmas |
 Latvian: priecīgs; jautrs |
 Malay: gembira |
 Dutch: vrolijk |
 Norwegian: munter, glad, livslysten |
 Polish: radosny |
 Persian: شاد |
 Pashto: خوشاله، ورين، ښاد، ځلاند، |
 Portuguese: alegre |
 Romanian: vesel |
 Russian: весёлый |
 Slovak: veselý |
 Slovenian: vesel |
 Serbian: veseo |
 Swedish: glad, lustig, munter |
 Thai: สดใสร่าเริง |
 Turkish: sevinçli, mutlu |
 Taiwanese: 快樂的 |
 Ukrainian: веселий |
 Urdu: خوش باش |
 Vietnamese: hạnh phúc; vui tươi |
 Chinese: 快乐的 |
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