Meaning of "gay" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of gay

1. (n) someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

2. (adj.sat.) bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"

3. (adj.sat.) 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"

4. (adj.sat.) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

5. (adj.sat.) given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"

6. (adj.sat.) offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"

7. (adj.sat.) 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"

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