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Meaning & Definition of Gay in English

English

Gay

/ge/

noun

1. Someone who practices homosexuality

  • Having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
synonym:
  • homosexual,
  • homophile,
  • homo,
  • gay

adjective

1. Bright and pleasant

  • Promoting a feeling of cheer
  • "A cheery hello"
  • "A gay sunny room"
  • "A sunny smile"
synonym:
  • 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"
synonym:
  • 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"
synonym:
  • gay

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"
synonym:
  • brave,
  • braw,
  • gay

5. Offering fun and gaiety

  • "A festive (or festal) occasion"
  • "Gay and exciting night life"
  • "A merry evening"
synonym:
  • gay,
  • festal,
  • festive,
  • merry

6. Homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

synonym:
  • gay,
  • queer,
  • homophile(a)

Examples of using

It's okay to be a gay.
There's only a small difference between "schwül" (humid) and "schwul" (gay).
He is openly gay.