Noun
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someone who practices homosexuality
having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
Adjective
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homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
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offering fun and gaiety
"a festive (or festal) occasion"
"gay and exciting night life"
"a merry evening"
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brightly colored and showy
"girls decked out in brave new dresses"
"brave banners flying"
"`braw' is a Scottish word"
"a dress a bit too gay for her years"
"birds with gay plumage"
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given to social pleasures often including dissipation
"led a gay Bohemian life"
"a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
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full of or showing high-spirited merriment
"when hearts were young and gay"
"a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
"the jolly crowd at the reunion"
"jolly old Saint Nick"
"a jovial old gentleman"
"have a merry Christmas"
"peals of merry laughter"
"a mirthful laugh"
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bright and pleasant
promoting a feeling of cheer
"a cheery hello"
"a gay sunny room"
"a sunny smile"