The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gayness \Gay"ness\, n. Gayety; finery. [R.] [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gayness n 1: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex [syn: homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, queerness, gayness]