Gay

Meaning of Gay

noun
  1. (chiefly in plural or attributive) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.
  2. Something which is bright or colorful, such as a picture or a flower.
  3. An ornament, a knick-knack.
verb
  1. To make happy or cheerful.
  2. To cause (something, e.g. AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people.
adjective
  1. (possibly obsolete) Happy, joyful, and lively.
    The Gay Science
  2. Quick, fast.
  3. (possibly obsolete) Festive, bright, or colourful.
    Pennsylvania Dutch include the plain folk and the gay folk.
  4. Sexually promiscuous (of any gender), (sometimes particularly) engaged in prostitution.
  5. Homosexual:
  6. A pejorative:
  7. (of a dog's tail) Upright or curved over the back.
  8. (possibly obsolete) Considerable, great, large in number, size, or degree.

adverb

(possibly obsolete) Considerably, very.

noun

The letter —, which stands for the sound /ɡ/, in Pitman shorthand.

Information about Gay

  • It's a proper name.
  • The plural form of Gay is: Gays.
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Hyphenation of Gay

Gay

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • Gay is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Gay synonyms

Meaning cheery:

cheery, sunny

Meaning jocund:

jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful

Meaning brave:

brave, braw

Meaning festal:

festal, festive, merry

Meaning queer:

queer, homophile

Meaning homosexual:

homosexual, homophile, homo

Anagrams of Gay

agy, yag

Words that rhyme with Gay

gay, papagay, begay, lancegay, archegay, papegay, nosegay, antigay, balangay, barangay, calangay, sangay, nongay, Bungay, margay, Norgay, morgay, Chateaugay

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