gay

adj. happy, cheerful; homosexual, attracted to members of the same gender

n. homosexual, one who is attracted to members of the same gender

In contemporary usage, the adjective gay usually describes a person's sexual orientation, being the standard term for homosexual. In earlier usage, the word meant "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy", though this usage is infrequent today. Gay sometimes also refers to commonalities shared by homosexual people, as in "gay history", the ideological concept of a hypothetical gay culture, as in "gay music." The word gay is sometimes used to refer to same-sex relationships more generally, as in "gay marriage", although this usage is discouraged by some LGBT supporters: the rationale is that this usage is exclusive of bisexual and transgendered people. While gay applies in some contexts to all homosexual people, the term lesbian is sex-specific: it is used exclusively to describe homosexual women. Sometimes gay is used to refer only to men.
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Noun
1. someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
(synonym) homosexual, homo
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) gay man, shirtlifter
Adjective
1. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
(synonym) cheery, sunny
(similar) cheerful
2. 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"
(synonym) jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
(similar) joyous
3. given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
(similar) indulgent
4. 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"
(synonym) brave, braw
(similar) colorful
5. offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
(synonym) gala(a), festal, festive, merry
(similar) joyous
6. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
(synonym) queer, homophile(a)
(similar) homosexual

adj. homosexual, relating to or characterized by sexual attraction to members of the same sex

n. gay