noun
someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
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adjective
bright and pleasant
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- promoting a feeling of cheer
- a cheery hello
- a gay sunny room
- a sunny smile
adjective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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- 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
adjective
given to social pleasures often including dissipation
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- led a gay Bohemian life
- a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies
adjective
brightly colored and showy
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- 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
adjective
offering fun and gaiety
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- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
adjective
homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
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