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Gay : adj
1: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery
hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: cheery,
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: 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]
5: offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the
inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and
exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: gala(a), festal,
festive, merry]
6: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: queer, homophile(a)]
(noun)
1: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual
attraction to persons of the same sex [syn: homosexual,
homo]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Gay : \Gay\, a. [Compar. Gayer; superl. Gayest.] [F. gai,
perhaps fr. OHG. g?hi swift, rapid, G. g["a]h, j["a]h, steep,
hasty; or cf. OHG. w?hi beatiful, good. Cf. Jay.]
1. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or
delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.
Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay. --Pope.
Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed. --Gray.
2. Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed.
Why is my neighbor's wife so gay? --Chaucer.
A bevy of fair women, richly gay In gems and wanton
dress! --Milton.
3. Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.]
Syn: Merry; gleeful; blithe; airy; lively; sprightly,
sportive; light-hearted; frolicsome; jolly; jovial;
joyous; joyful; glad; showy; splendid; vivacious.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Gay : \Gay\, n.
An ornament [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Gay, GA (town, FIPS 32384)
Location: 33.09367 N, 84.57400 W
Population (1990): 133 (64 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Gay, MI
Zip code(s): 49945
Gay, WV
Zip code(s): 25244
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Gay : Gay: A person who is MSM .
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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