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English to English adjective
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Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
| 2 |
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer | | Example: a cheery hello
a gay sunny room
a sunny smile
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
full of or showing high-spirited merriment | | Example: when hearts were young and gay
a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
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
source: wordnet30
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given to social pleasures often including dissipation | | Example: led a gay Bohemian life
a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies
source: wordnet30
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brightly colored and showy | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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offering fun and gaiety | | Example: a festive (or festal) occasion
gay and exciting night life
a merry evening
source: wordnet30
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homosexual or arousing homosexual desires | | source: wordnet30 noun
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someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex | | source: wordnet30
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An ornament | | source: webster1913
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