| ADJECTIVE | all | gay, cheery, sunny | bright and pleasant |
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| all | gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful | full of or showing high-spirited merriment | |
| all | gay | given to social pleasures often including dissipation | |
| all | gay, brave, braw | brightly colored and showy | |
| all | gay, festal, festive, merry | offering fun and gaiety | |
| all | gay, queer, homophile | homosexual or arousing homosexual desires | |
| NOUN | person | gay, homosexual, homophile, homo | someone who practices homosexuality |
| Sounds | gey' | |
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| Rhymes | reggae | |
| Meaning | bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer. | |
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| Example | "a gay sunny room" | |
| Synonyms | cheery, sunny | |
| Broader | cheerful | Full of or promoting cheer |
| Spanish | agradable, alegre, asoleado, jovial, soleado | |
| Catalan | agradable, alegre, jovial, radiant | |
| Meaning | Full of or showing high-spirited merriment. | |
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| Synonyms | jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful | |
| Broader | joyous | Full of or characterized by joy |
| Spanish | alegre, animado, divertido, feliz, jovial, risueño | |
| Catalan | alegre, animat, jocós, jocund, jovial, rialler | |
| Adverbs | gayly | in a joyous manner |
| Meaning | given to social pleasures often including dissipation. | |
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| Broader | indulgent | Characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone |
| Meaning | brightly colored and showy. | |
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| Synonyms | brave, braw | |
| Broader | colorful, colourful | striking in variety and interest |
| Spanish | agradable, bonito, espléndido, estupendo | |
| Catalan | agradable, bonic, esplèndid | |
| Meaning | offering fun and gaiety. | |
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| Example | "gay and exciting night life" | |
| Synonyms | festal, festive, merry | |
| Broader | joyous | Full of or characterized by joy |
| Spanish | alegre, divertido, festivo, vívido | |
| Catalan | alegre, divertit, festiu | |
| Adverbs | gaily | in a gay manner |
| Meaning | homosexual or arousing homosexual desires. | |
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| Synonyms | queer, homophile | |
| Broader | homosexual | sexually attracted to members of your own sex |
| Spanish | gay, homosexual, marica | |
| Catalan | gai, homosexual, marica, marieta | |
| Nouns | gay | someone who practices homosexuality |
| gayness | a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | |
| Meaning | someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex. | |
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| Synonyms | homosexual, homophile, homo | |
| Narrower | closet queen | A negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation |
| fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf | Offensive term for an openly homosexual man | |
| lesbian, tribade, gay woman | A female homosexual | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | gay, homosexual | |
| Catalan | gai, homosexual | |
| Adjectives | gay | homosexual or arousing homosexual desires |
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