English

Detailed Synonyms for gay in English

gay:

gay adj

  1. gay
    bright
    – characterized by happiness or gladness 1
    • bright adj
      • bright faces1
      • all the world seems bright and gay1
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  3. gay
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  9. gay
    – bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer 1
    gay; sunny; cheery
    – bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer 1
    • gay adj
      • a gay sunny room1
    • sunny adj
      • a gay sunny room1
      • a sunny smile1
    • cheery adj
      • a cheery hello1
  10. gay
    – brightly colored and showy 1
    gay; brave; braw
    – brightly colored and showy 1
    • gay adj
      • a dress a bit too gay for her years1
      • birds with gay plumage1
    • brave adj
      • girls decked out in brave new dresses1
      • brave banners flying1
    • braw adj
      • `braw' is a Scottish word1
  11. gay
    – homosexual or arousing homosexual desires 1
    gay; queer; homophile
    – homosexual or arousing homosexual desires 1
  12. gay
    – given to social pleasures often including dissipation 1
    gay
    – given to social pleasures often including dissipation 1
    • gay adj
      • led a gay Bohemian life1
      • a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies1
  13. gay
    – offering fun and gaiety 1
    gay; merry; festive; festal
    – offering fun and gaiety 1
    • gay adj
      • gay and exciting night life1
    • merry adj
      • a merry evening1
    • festive adj
      • a festive (or festal) occasion1
    • festal adj
      • a festive (or festal) occasion1
  14. gay
    – full of or showing high-spirited merriment 1
    gay; merry; jolly; jovial; jocund; mirthful
    – full of or showing high-spirited merriment 1
    • gay adj
      • when hearts were young and gay1
      • a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company1
    • merry adj
      • have a merry Christmas1
      • peals of merry laughter1
    • jolly adj
      • the jolly crowd at the reunion1
      • jolly old Saint Nick1
    • jovial adj
      • a jovial old gentleman1
    • jocund adj
      • a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company1
    • mirthful adj
      • a mirthful laugh1

gay [the ~] noun

  1. the gay
    the faggot; the sissy; the queer; the gay; the fagot
  2. the gay
    – someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex 1
    the gay; the homosexual; the homophile; the homo
    – someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex 1

Related Words for "gay":

  • gayness, gays, gayer, gayest, gayly

Alternate Synonyms for "gay":


Related Definitions for "gay":

  1. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer1
    • a gay sunny room1
  2. brightly colored and showy1
    • a dress a bit too gay for her years1
    • birds with gay plumage1
  3. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires1
  4. given to social pleasures often including dissipation1
    • led a gay Bohemian life1
    • a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies1
  5. offering fun and gaiety1
    • gay and exciting night life1
  6. full of or showing high-spirited merriment1
    • when hearts were young and gay1
    • a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company1
  7. someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex1

Related Synonyms for gay