Defe gay. gay synonyms, gay pronunciatn, gay translatn, English dictnary fn of gay. adj. gay·er , gay·t 1. Of, relatg to, or havg a sexual orientatn to persons of the same sex. 2. Showg or characterized by cheerfulns and...
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Gay (gā)adj.
Gay·er, gay·t1. Bright or lively, pecially lor: a gay, sunny room. Given to social pleasur, pecially at the expense of ser pursus: "You know she is gay, and wild, lov pany and mirth, and that was her impatience of rtrat the thgs, that ma the breach between her and her father" (Daniel Defoe).
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The meang of GAY is of, relatg to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attractn to people of one's same sex —often ed to refer to men only. How to e gay a sentence. Usage of Gay: Usage Gui Synonym Discsn of Gay. * gay meaning free dictionary *
Dissolute or licent: "He and his wife led a gay life. A man whose sexual orientatn is to men: an alliance of gays and lbians.
]gay′ns Note: The word gay is now standard s e to refer to people whose sexual orientatn is to the same sex, large part bee is the term that most gay people prefer referrg to themselv. Although gay n refer to both sex, often is ed to refer solely to mal. When the tend meang is not ntextually evint, the phras gay and lbian or lbian and gay are monly ed.
Gay is generally nsired objectnable when ed as a noun to refer to particular dividuals, as There were two gays on the panel; here phrasg such as Two members of the panel were gay is preferable. But there is no objectn to the e of the noun the plural to refer llectively eher to gay men or to gay men and lbians, so long as is clear whether men alone or both men and women are beg discsed. Homosexualb.
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Of or for homosexuals: a gay club. Reee and merry: a gay temperament. Brightly loured; brilliant: a gay hat.