GAY

• (noun) someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

  synonyms : homo , homophile , homosexual

• (adj.) bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

  "a cheery hello", "a gay sunny room", "a sunny smile"

  synonyms : cheery , sunny

• (adj.) 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 : brave , braw

• (adj.) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

  synonyms : homophile , queer

  He was giving John some queer looks. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) given to social pleasures often including dissipation

  "led a gay Bohemian life", "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"

• (adj.) offering fun and gaiety

  "a festive (or festal) occasion", "gay and exciting night life", "a merry evening"

  synonyms : festal , festive , merry

• (adj.) 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", "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

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Mnemonics for gay

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