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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex;
[syn: homosexual, homophile, homo, gay]


ADJECTIVE (6)

1. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer;
- Example: "a cheery hello"
- Example: "a gay sunny room"
- Example: "a sunny smile"
[syn: cheery, gay, sunny]

2. full of or showing high-spirited merriment;
- Example: "when hearts were young and gay"
- Example: "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- Example: "the jolly crowd at the reunion"
- Example: "jolly old Saint Nick"
- Example: "a jovial old gentleman"
- Example: "have a merry Christmas"
- Example: "peals of merry laughter"
- Example: "a mirthful laugh"
[syn: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful]

3. given to social pleasures often including dissipation;
- Example: "led a gay Bohemian life"
- Example: "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"

4. brightly colored and showy;
- Example: "girls decked out in brave new dresses"
- Example: "brave banners flying"
- Example: "`braw' is a Scottish word";
- Example: "a dress a bit too gay for her years"
- Example: "birds with gay plumage"
[syn: brave, braw, gay]

5. offering fun and gaiety;
- Example: "a festive (or festal) occasion"
- Example: "gay and exciting night life"
- Example: "a merry evening"
[syn: gay, festal, festive, merry]

6. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires;
[syn: gay, queer, homophile(a)]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gay \Gay\, n.
   An ornament [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gay \Gay\ (g[=a]), a. [Compar. Gayer; superl. Gayest.] [F.
   gai, perhaps fr. OHG. g?hi swift, rapid, G. g[aum]h, j[aum]h,
   steep, hasty; or cf. OHG. w?hi beatiful, good. Cf. Jay.]
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   1. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or
      delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.
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            Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay. --Pope.
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            Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed.      --Gray.
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   2. Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed.
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            Why is my neighbor's wife so gay?     --Chaucer.
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            A bevy of fair women, richly gay
            In gems and wanton dress!             --Milton.
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   3. Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.]

   Syn: Merry; gleeful; blithe; airy; lively; sprightly,
        sportive; light-hearted; frolicsome; jolly; jovial;
        joyous; joyful; glad; showy; splendid; vivacious.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gay
    adj 1: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a
           cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn:
           cheery, gay, sunny]
    2: 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" [syn: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial,
       merry, mirthful]
    3: given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a
       gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the
       ladies"
    4: 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" [syn: brave, braw, gay]
    5: offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion";
       "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: gay,
       festal, festive, merry]
    6: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: gay,
       queer, homophile(a)]
    n 1: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual
         attraction to persons of the same sex [syn: homosexual,
         homophile, homo, gay]