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| 1. | [ adjective ] bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer | |
| Synonyms: | cheery sunny | |
| Examples: | "a cheery hello" "a gay sunny room" "a sunny smile" |
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| Related terms: | cheerful | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (color) brightly colored and showy | |
| Synonyms: | braw brave | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | colorful | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] full of or showing high-spirited merriment | |
| Synonyms: | merry jolly jovial mirthful jocund | |
| Examples: | "when hearts were young and gay" "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" |
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| Related terms: | joyous | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] given to social pleasures often including dissipation | |
| Examples: | "led a gay Bohemian life" "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies" |
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| Related terms: | indulgent | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (sexuality) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires | |
| Synonyms: | homophile queer | |
| Related terms: | homosexual | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] offering fun and gaiety | |
| Synonyms: | festive merry festal gala | |
| Examples: | "a gala ball after the inauguration" "a festive (or festal) occasion" "gay and exciting night life" "a merry evening" |
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| Related terms: | joyous | |
| 7. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 774 | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 795 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (sexuality) someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex | |
| Synonyms: | homosexual homo | |
| Related terms: | person lesbian gay_man | |
| Similar spelling: |
Gaye Ga Gaw Gau gao Gaia Gaea G |
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