1. (noun)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"
Definition of 'gay'
