Gay Defn & Meang - Merriam-Webster

Contents:

• SYNONYMS OF GAY
• GAY
• WHAT IS THE OPPOSE OF GAY?
• GAY ANTONYMS
• ANTONYMS FOR GAY
• ANTONYMS FOR GAYGEɪGAY
• GAY > ANTONYMS
• GAY ANTONYMS
• SYNONYMS FOR GAYGEɪGAY
• MEANG OF "GAY" THE ENGLISH DICTNARY
• DRAB AND GAY

SYNONYMS OF GAY

Synonyms for gayalertforwardgladjollykeensparklgwildanimateanimatedblheblhomebouncybrashreeecheerfulcheerychipperchirpynfintnvivialvil-may-reftiveivoloolicsomefun-lovggamomegleefulhilarsouciantjocundjovialjoyfuljoyolightheartedlivelymerrymirthfulplayfulpleasure-seekgprumgphyrollickgself-assertivpiredsportivprightlysunnyvivaczippyOn this page you'll fd 165 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gay, such as: alert, forward, glad, jolly, keen, and sparklg. Antonyms for gayMost relevantdullsadunhappylorlsprseddisuragedlifelsplaunlorfulupsetworriedRoget's 21st Century Ths, Third Edn Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief to e gay a sentence“I do not support gay marriag beg regnized Florida, ” he wrote Andrew Walther of man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his tratn that he and his partner of eight years were unable to gay apps, like the newer Mister, have not subscribed to the muny/tribe mol.

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Filters Filter antonyms by Letter A B C D E F G H I J L M O P R S T U V W Filter by Part of speech adjective phrase noun Suggt If you know antonyms for Gay, then you n share or put your ratg the list of oppose words. Suggt antonym Menu Gay Ths Defns of Gay Gay Synonyms External Lks Other efull s wh antonyms of this word: Photo search rults for Gay Image search rults for Gay Ce this Source APA MLA CMS Antonyms for Gay. Grammar: Adj Spell: gey Phoic Transcriptn: geɪ lm lorls prsed disuraged dull heterosexual lifels most pla sad straight unlorful unhappy upset worried Defn of gay Orig: late 14c., "full of joy, merry; light-hearted, reee;" also "wanton, lewd, lasciv" (late 12c.

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) begs to appear psychologil wrg late 1940s, evintly picked up om gay slang and not always easily distguished om the olr sense: After discharge A. 240] The associatn wh (male) homosexualy likely got a boost om the term gay t, ed as far back as 1893 Amerin English for "young hobo, " one who is new on the road, also one who sometim do jobs. Gay ts were severely and celly abed by "real" tramps and bums, who nsired them "an ferr orr of begs who begs of and otherwise preys upon the bum -- as were a jackal followg up the kg of beasts" [Prof.

McCook, "Tramps, " "The Public Treatment of Pperism, " 1893], but some acunts report certa olr tramps would domate a gay t and employ him as a sort of slave.

WHAT IS THE OPPOSE OF GAY?

In "Soclogy and Social Rearch" (1932-33) a paragraph on the "gay t" phenomenon not, "Homosexual practic are more mon than rare this group, " and gey t "homosexual boy" is attted N.

Rawson ["Wicked Words"] not a male prostute g gay reference to male homosexuals (but also to female prostut) London's notor Cleveland Street Sndal of 1889. [John Boswell, "Christiany, Social Tolerance, and Homosexualy, " 1980] Gay as a noun meang "a (ually male) homosexual" is attted om 1971; Middle English meant "excellent person, noble lady, gallant knight, " also "somethg gay or bright; an ornament or badge" (c.

As a slang word meang "bad, ferr, unsirable, " om homosexualadj happyadj lorful, vividExample sentenc: Once was that he had felt a sudn great longg for the life of a gay cy.

GAY ANTONYMS

Extract om: « Beneath an Umbrella (From "Twice Told Tal") » by Nathaniel HawthorneWhat a gay velvet slg, hung wh three silver-mounted pistols! Extract om: « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirat » by Howard Pyle Synonyms for gay alert animate animated blhe blhome bouncy brash brave bright brilliant reee cheerful cheery chipper chirpy nfint nvivial vil-may-re ftive flamboyant flashy forward h ivolo olicsome fun-lovg gamome garish gdy glad gleeful hilar homoerotic homophile souciant tense jocund jolly jovial joyful joyo keen lbian lighthearted lively merry mirthful playful pleasure-seekg prumg phy queer rich rollickg Sapphic self-assertive showy sparklg spired sportive sprightly sunny vivac wild zippy Based on: - - - Random Hoe Unabridged Dictnary, © Random Hoe, Inc. Women are also more likely to embrace environmental , while men tend to view habs like brgg a rsable bag to the grocery store as gay or emasculatg.

0 / 0 votgayAerial and airy both signify of or belongg to the air, but airy also scrib that which seems as if ma of air; we speak of airy shap, airy nothgs, where we uld not well say aerial; ethereal scrib s object as belongg to the upper air, the pure ether, and so, often, heavenly. 0 / 1 votegayAntonyms:heavy, melancholy, grave, sad, sombre, dull, dowdySynonyms:merry, blhe, lively, jolly, sportive, sprightly, smart, ftive, gladsome, pleasurome, cheerful Prceton's WordNetRate the antonyms:0. 0 / 0 vothomosexual, homophile, homo, gayadjectivomeone who practic homosexualy; havg a sexual attractn to persons of the same sexAntonyms:lorls, joyls, nondulgent, uncheerful, lourls, strict, cheerls, bisexual, heterosexual, prsgSynonyms:homo, human, man, homosexual, human beg, homophilecheery, gay, sunnyadjectivebright and pleasant; promotg a feelg of cheer"a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny se"Antonyms:cheerls, prsg, lorls, strict, lourls, bisexual, heterosexual, nondulgent, joyls, uncheerfulSynonyms:jolly, mirthful, jocund, sunny, ftal, cheery, jovial, brave, merry, braw, ftive, homophile(a)gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthfuladjectivefull of or showg high-spired merriment"when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet uld not but be gay, such a jocund pany"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the rnn"; "jolly old Sat Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry lghter"; "a mirthful lgh"Antonyms:cheerls, joyls, bisexual, lorls, nondulgent, lourls, strict, uncheerful, heterosexual, prsgSynonyms:spankg, ftal, ic, lghable, jocund, jovial, ftive, brave, rattlg, risible, braw, zippy, il, sunny, funny, lively, cheery, mirthful, merry, amg, homophile(a), snappy, brisk, alert, jollygayadjectivegiven to social pleasur often cludg dissipatn"led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue wh an eye for the ladi"Antonyms:heterosexual, joyls, lorls, uncheerful, nondulgent, bisexual, strict, cheerls, lourls, prsgSynonyms:jolly, mirthful, ftal, jocund, sunny, cheery, jovial, brave, merry, braw, ftive, homophile(a)brave, braw, gayadjectivebrightly lored and showy"girls cked out brave new drs"; "brave banners flyg"; "`braw' is a Sttish word"; "a drs a b too gay for her years"; "birds wh gay plumage"Antonyms:nondulgent, lorls, bisexual, lourls, strict, uncheerful, cheerls, prsg, joyls, heterosexualSynonyms:unfearg, trepid, jocund, jovial, ftive, brave, urageo, homophile(a), braw, sunny, dac, cheery, mirthful, merry, fearls, hardy, dntls, ftal, jollygay, ftal, ftive, merryadjectiveofferg fun and gaiety"a ftive (or ftal) ocsn"; "gay and excg night life"; "a merry eveng"Antonyms:lourls, strict, joyls, lorls, prsg, heterosexual, nondulgent, uncheerful, bisexual, cheerlsSynonyms:spankg, ftal, jocund, jovial, ftive, brave, rattlg, braw, zippy, sunny, lively, cheery, mirthful, merry, homophile(a), snappy, brisk, alert, jollygay, queer, homophile(a)adjectivehomosexual or arog homosexual sirAntonyms:nondulgent, lourls, uncheerful, lorls, strict, joyls, bisexual, prsg, cheerls, heterosexual Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate the synonyms:0.

0 / 0 votgayadjectiveSynonyms:merry, sportive, olicsome, lively, exhilaratg, vivac, jolly, blhe, airy, boon, nvivial, jovial, joyo, brilliant, dashg, gallant, showy, garish, gdy, flashg, tawdry, loose, dissolute, fast How to e gay a sentence? Print Barack Obama:I jt don't feel my marriage is somehow threatened by the gay uple next Buttigieg:That's why I n't even read the LGBT media anymore, bee 's all, ' he's too gay, '' not gay enough, '' wrong kd of gay, ' like, oh jeez.

ANTONYMS FOR GAY

' Fuller:As a gay man, I'm fascated wh heterosexual relatnships between straight Booker:You’re gog to be reprentg this untry and their valu abroad natns where gay dividuals are unr untold persecutn, untold vlence.

Antonyms prsg stranger trovert whholr Synonyms cheerful cheery Etymology gay (English) gay (Middle English (1100-1500)) gai (Old French (842-.

ANTONYMS FOR GAYGEɪGAY

Antonyms joyls partisan lear member good guy smoker rint Synonyms jolly mirthful jovial jocund joyo Etymology gay (English) gay (Middle English (1100-1500)) gai (Old French (842-.

GAY > ANTONYMS

Antonyms lourls lorls male adult loser Synonyms lourful brave braw Etymology gay (English) gay (Middle English (1100-1500)) gai (Old French (842-. Antonyms joyls btor nonrelig person follower bad guy Synonyms ftive ftal joyo Etymology gay (English) gay (Middle English (1100-1500)) gai (Old French (842-. Antonyms heterosexual bisexual unemotnal person worker Synonyms queer homophile Etymology gay (English) gay (Middle English (1100-1500)) gai (Old French (842-.

Antonyms credor female juvenile fat person psimist relig person bad person Synonyms mortal someone soul homophile homosexual Etymology gay (English) gay (Middle English (1100-1500)) gai (Old French (842-. 0 / 1 votegaySynonyms:merry, blhe, lively, jolly, sportive, sprightly, smart, ftive, gladsome, pleasurome, cheerfulAntonyms:heavy, melancholy, grave, sad, sombre, dull, dowdy Prceton's WordNetRate the synonyms:0.

GAY ANTONYMS

0 / 0 vothomosexual, homophile, homo, gayadjectivomeone who practic homosexualy; havg a sexual attractn to persons of the same sexSynonyms:homo, human, man, homosexual, human beg, homophileAntonyms:lorls, joyls, nondulgent, uncheerful, lourls, strict, cheerls, bisexual, heterosexual, prsgcheery, gay, sunnyadjectivebright and pleasant; promotg a feelg of cheer"a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny se"Synonyms:jolly, mirthful, jocund, sunny, ftal, cheery, jovial, brave, merry, braw, ftive, homophile(a)Antonyms:cheerls, prsg, lorls, strict, lourls, bisexual, heterosexual, nondulgent, joyls, uncheerfulgay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthfuladjectivefull of or showg high-spired merriment"when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet uld not but be gay, such a jocund pany"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the rnn"; "jolly old Sat Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry lghter"; "a mirthful lgh"Synonyms:spankg, ftal, ic, lghable, jocund, jovial, ftive, brave, rattlg, risible, braw, zippy, il, sunny, funny, lively, cheery, mirthful, merry, amg, homophile(a), snappy, brisk, alert, jollyAntonyms:cheerls, joyls, bisexual, lorls, nondulgent, lourls, strict, uncheerful, heterosexual, prsggayadjectivegiven to social pleasur often cludg dissipatn"led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue wh an eye for the ladi"Synonyms:jolly, mirthful, ftal, jocund, sunny, cheery, jovial, brave, merry, braw, ftive, homophile(a)Antonyms:heterosexual, joyls, lorls, uncheerful, nondulgent, bisexual, strict, cheerls, lourls, prsgbrave, braw, gayadjectivebrightly lored and showy"girls cked out brave new drs"; "brave banners flyg"; "`braw' is a Sttish word"; "a drs a b too gay for her years"; "birds wh gay plumage"Synonyms:unfearg, trepid, jocund, jovial, ftive, brave, urageo, homophile(a), braw, sunny, dac, cheery, mirthful, merry, fearls, hardy, dntls, ftal, jollyAntonyms:nondulgent, lorls, bisexual, lourls, strict, uncheerful, cheerls, prsg, joyls, heterosexualgay, ftal, ftive, merryadjectiveofferg fun and gaiety"a ftive (or ftal) ocsn"; "gay and excg night life"; "a merry eveng"Synonyms:spankg, ftal, jocund, jovial, ftive, brave, rattlg, braw, zippy, sunny, lively, cheery, mirthful, merry, homophile(a), snappy, brisk, alert, jollyAntonyms:lourls, strict, joyls, lorls, prsg, heterosexual, nondulgent, uncheerful, bisexual, cheerlsgay, queer, homophile(a)adjectivehomosexual or arog homosexual sirAntonyms:nondulgent, lourls, uncheerful, lorls, strict, joyls, bisexual, prsg, cheerls, heterosexual Dictnary of English SynonymRate the synonyms:2.

SYNONYMS FOR GAYGEɪGAY

0 / 1 votegayadjectiveSynonyms:showy, gdy, flashy, fil, tawdry, flntg, gairish, dashggayadjectiveSynonyms:merry, lively, cheerful, gleeful, jovial, sprightly, blhe, blhome, airy, sportive, olicsome, gladsome, jolly, buxom, vivac, hilar, light-hearted Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate the synonyms:0. 0 / 0 votgayadjectiveSynonyms:merry, sportive, olicsome, lively, exhilaratg, vivac, jolly, blhe, airy, boon, nvivial, jovial, joyo, brilliant, dashg, gallant, showy, garish, gdy, flashg, tawdry, loose, dissolute, fast PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate the paraphras:0.

MEANG OF "GAY" THE ENGLISH DICTNARY

0 / 0 votList of paraphras for "gay":homo, gays, homosexual, gai, cheerful, -gay, faggot, same-sex, queer, gaya, lbian, ra, fag, jha, gaye, merrily, jay, ras, merry Suggted RourcgayQuot by gay -- Explore a large variety of famo quot ma by gay on the webse.

DRAB AND GAY

Jonathan Valfer:Maybe we wo n’t see a law sayg gay men have to wear a pk shirt Carson:There is no reason that you n't be perfectly fair to the gay L:I feel very lucky that I n say this out loud to everyone: I am gay and I am gettg married, i am extremely proud of my untry Schillg:When we were batg gay marriage as a untry, the opponents of gay marriage were sentially sayg this is gog to lead to the sexualizatn of Our Children.

It's not gog to stop wh jt two nsentg adults a lovg relatnship, sentially we went om Obergefell and gay marriage to now sex chang for gay mors, hormone treatments, puberty blockers. homoseksueel, moffie, gayAikaansمثلي, مثلية, لوطيArabichomoseksualist, geyAzerbaijaniгамасексуа́льны, гамасэксуалі́ст, гейBelasianхомосексуа́лен, шарен, безгрижен, весел, гей, хомосексуали́стBulgarianসমরতি, গেBengaligaia, gaiCatalan, Valencianhomosexuální, velý, homosexuál, gayCzechhoyw, llawen, sirlWelshbøsse, lbisk, glad, homoseksuel, livlig, farverig, sjov, homoDanishschwul, sgelassen, lbisch, ltig, bunt, öhlich, homosexuell, Homo, Schwuler, Homosexueller, GayGermanζωηρός, αδερφή, πούστικος, ομοφυλόφιλη, πούστης, εύθυμος, αδερφίστικος, λεσβία, παρδαλός, ομοφυλόφιλος, φαιδρόςGreekgeja, gaja, samseksama, samseksema, samseksemulo, gejoEsperantogay, amujerado, pen, femeno, ftivo, gayo, alegre, afemado, marinado, vívido, lorido, feliz, aburrido, fome, homosexual, marimachadoSpanishgei, ltlik, homoseksuaal, homoseksuaalneEstonianخوش حال, همجنس‌گرا, گی, هم‌جنس‌گراPersianiloen, hilpeä, homoseksuaalen, homo, eläväen, naismaen, korea, tyhmä, gei, gay, homoseksuaali, homppeliFnishglaðurFaroegai, homo, gay, gaieFrenchbán, aerach, spéiriúilIrishgèidh, -ghnèheach, -sheòrsach, gille-tòeSttish Gaelicלסבית, הומו, גֵּיי, עליזה, עליז, גיי, הוֹמוֹסֶקסוּאָלHebrewगे, समलिंगीHdimeleg, boldogHungarianարվամոլ, համասեռամոլ, գոմիկArmeniangay, gdseInterlguagayIndonianfelice, gay, gaia, effemmato, allegra, ga, omossuale, focch, lieto, allegro, lietaItalianהומוHebrewださい, 楽しい, 同性愛, つまらない, 派手, オカマ, 嬉しい, ゲイ, おかま, 同性愛者Japaneგეი, ჰომოსექსუალიGeianгомосексуалист, гейKazakhಸಲಿಂಗಕಾಮಿKannada동성애자, 게이, [[동성]]애의 [[사람]]Koreanгомосексуалист, кумса, гейKyrgyzgayLatກະເທີຍLaogėj, homoseksualasLhuaniangejs, homoseksuālsLatvianхо́мосексуален, геј, женствен, педерски, хо́мосексуалецMacedonianгэй, гомосексMongolianगेMarathisa, gembira, warna-warni, homoseksual, membosankan, gayMalaysissi, allegża, lfa, allegż, gay, pufta, ferħana, omosswali, ferħan, mxaqlebMalteဂေး, ဂန်ဒူးBurmehomo, gayNorwegianopgetogen, vrolijk, fetelijk, goedgezd, homoseksueel, monter, klrrijk, homofiel, verwijfd, ugelaten, homoDutchhomsete, fargerik, homo, ftlig, livlig, femi, homoseksuell, glad, bøg, morsom, soper, homseNorwegianwół, zmanierowany, radosny, homoseksualny, zniewieściały, gejPolishgay, efemado, vívido, guei, ftivo, alegre, ntente, sem graça, veado, feliz, chato, bicha, viadoPortuguegay, homo, homosexual, poponarRomanianге́йский, я́ркий, голубо́й, жема́нный, жизнера́достный, мане́рный, ра́достный, гомосексуа́льный, весёлый, цветно́й, гомосексуали́ст, гомосе́к, го́мик, гей, гомосексуа́лRsianхомосексуалан, homoseksualan, homoseksualac, геј, gej, лезбејка, lezbejka, хомосексуалацSerbo-CroatianසමරිසිShala, Shalehomosexuál, gay, gejSlovakhomoseksuálec, gejSlovenehomo, homoseksualAlbanianhomosexuell, grann, fjollig, bög, ltig, gay, bögig, glad, homoSwedishshoga, msenge, bashaSwahiliநம்பிTaగేTeluguҳамҷинсгароTajikเกย์, ตุ๊ดThaigeýTurkmenbakla, tibo, homoseksuwalTagalogeşcsel, homoseksüel, şen, renkli, nlı, ibne, iç açıcı, neşeli, parlak, homo, geyTurkishгомосексуа́льний, гомосексуалі́ст, ґей, гейUkraianگےUrdugomoseksualist, geyUzbekgay, người đồng tính, người đồng tính namVietnameפריילעךYiddish同性恋者Che Get even more translatns for gay ». Adjective, gay·er, gay·, relatg to, or beg a person who is sexually or romantilly attracted to people of their own sex or genr: A gay uple strolled by on the, relatg to, or beg a person who is sexually or romantilly attracted only to people of their own sex or genr: Gay and bisexual men are both discsed this, ditg, or supportg terts or issu pertag to gay people or the gay muny: He giv charable ntributns to a gay anizatn.

Appropriately forward or bold; overly faiar; reckls: Gee got gay at the Christmas party and sudnly swept his boss's wife onto the dance floor. A person, pecially a man, who is sexually or romantilly attracted exclively to people of the same sex or of gay1First rerd 1275–1325; Middle English gai, om Old French “happy, cheerful, ” om Germanic; pare Old High German gāhi “fast, sudn”age alert For gayThe sexual orientatn meang of the word gay has bee so predomant that people hate to e the term s origal sens of “merry, lively” and “bright or showy.

After World War II, as social attus toward sexualy began to change, gay was applied openly by gay men to themselv, first as an adjective and later as a noun.

Age note For gayWords like gay and lbian are often ed as umbrella terms scribg anyone who experienc same-genr attractn, and also as more specific labels. Umbrella age, as gay marriage or lbian uple, typilly refers to any same-genr pairg, or to any person who is attracted to people of their own genr. Other words om gaygay·ns, nounnon·gay, adjectiveWords Nearby gaygawkgawkygawpGawragawsygayGayagayalGaya MaretangayatrigaydarOther fns for Gay (2 of 2)nounJohn, 1685–1732, English poet and dramatist.

2023How to e gay a sentence“I do not support gay marriag beg regnized Florida, ” he wrote Andrew Walther of man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his tratn that he and his partner of eight years were unable to gay apps, like the newer Mister, have not subscribed to the muny/tribe mol. Brish Dictnary fns for gay (1 of 2)adjectivehomosexualof or for homosexuals: a gay clubreee and merry: a gay temperamentbrightly loured; brilliant: a gay hatgiven to pleasure, p social entertament: a gay lifeOrig of gay1C13: om Old French gai, om Old Provençal, of Germanic origage For gayGayns is the word ed to refer to homosexualy.