Gay - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɡeɪ|
Brit.
|ɡeɪ|
noun
adjective
- bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer (syn: cheery, sunny)
a gay sunny room
- full of or showing high-spirited merriment (syn: jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful)when hearts were young and gay
a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
- given to social pleasures often including dissipationa poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
led a gay Bohemian life
a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies
- brightly colored and showy (syn: brave)a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies
a dress a bit too gay for her years
birds with gay plumage
- offering fun and gaiety (syn: festal, festive, merry)birds with gay plumage
gay and exciting night life
- homosexual or arousing homosexual desires (syn: queer)Extra examples
The band was playing a gay tune.
Their costumes were gay with ribbons.
She felt excited and quite gay.
Word forms
noun
singular: gay
plural: gays
singular: gay
plural: gays
adjective
comparative: gayer
superlative: gayest
comparative: gayer
superlative: gayest
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