–adjective
1. having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music.
2. bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments.
3. given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season.
4. licentious; dissipated; wanton: The baron is a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.
5. homosexual.
6. of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues: a gay organization.
–noun
7. a homosexual person, especially a male.
–adverb
8. in a gay manner.
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Origin:
1275–1325; 1950–55 for def. 5; Middle English gai < Old French < Germanic; compare Old High German gāhi fast, sudden
—Related forms
gay·ness, noun
non·gay, adjective
qua·si-gay, adjective
1. having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music.
2. bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments.
3. given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season.
4. licentious; dissipated; wanton: The baron is a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.
5. homosexual.
6. of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues: a gay organization.
–noun
7. a homosexual person, especially a male.
–adverb
8. in a gay manner.
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Origin:
1275–1325; 1950–55 for def. 5; Middle English gai < Old French < Germanic; compare Old High German gāhi fast, sudden
—Related forms
gay·ness, noun
non·gay, adjective
qua·si-gay, adjective
Kimberly is half-brandon.
by nooner123 March 04, 2011