Gay

a.	1.
	1.	Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry. Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay. - Pope. Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed. - Gray.
	2.	Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed. Why is my neighbor's wife so gay? - Chaucer. A bevy of fair women, richly gay In gems and wanton dress! - Milton.
	3.	Loose; dissipated; lewd.
n.	1.	An ornament

Noun	1.	gay - someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex Synonyms: homo, homosexual
Adj.	1.	gay - bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" Synonyms: cheery, sunny
	2.	gay - 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" Synonyms: jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
	3.	gay - given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
	4.	gay - 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" Synonyms: braw, brave
	5.	gay - offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" Synonyms: festal, festive, gala, merry
	6.	gay - homosexual or arousing homosexual desires Synonyms: homophile, queer

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