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Meaning of 'gay' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gay [ n.]
- An ornament
2 . Gay [ superl.]
- Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.
- Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed.
- Loose; dissipated; lewd.

Meaning of 'gay' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gay [ s]
Meaning (1):
- bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
Example in sentence:
  • a cheery hello;
  • a gay sunny room;
  • a sunny smile
Meaning (2):
- brightly colored and showy
Example in sentence:
  • a dress a bit too gay for her years;
  • birds with gay plumage;
  • brave banners flying;
  • girls decked out in brave new dresses;
  • `braw' is a Scottish word
Meaning (3):
- offering fun and gaiety
Example in sentence:
  • a festive (or festal) occasion;
  • a merry evening;
  • gay and exciting night life
Meaning (4):
- given to social pleasures often including dissipation
Example in sentence:
  • a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies;
  • led a gay Bohemian life
Meaning (5):
- full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Example in sentence:
  • a jovial old gentleman;
  • a mirthful laugh;
  • a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company;
  • have a merry Christmas;
  • jolly old Saint Nick;
  • peals of merry laughter;
  • the jolly crowd at the reunion;
  • when hearts were young and gay

Nearby Words:

gayal gaydiang gayeties gayety gaylussite gayly gayne gayness gaysome gaytre

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