Thesaurus: gay

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1. superl. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.
2. superl. Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed.
3. superl. Loose; dissipated; lewd.
4. n. An ornament
5. adj. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
6. adj. full of or showing high-spirited merriment
7. adj. given to social pleasures often including dissipation
8. adj. brightly colored and showy
9. adj. offering fun and gaiety
10. adj. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
11. n. someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
12. 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 dressMilton. 3. Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.] Syn. -- Merry; gleeful; blithe; airy; lively; sprightly, sportive; light- hearted; frolicsome; jolly; jovial; joyous; joyful; glad; showy; splendid; vivacious. An ornament [Obs.] L'Estrange.