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gay definition

gay (gā)

adjective

  1. joyous and lively; merry; happy; lighthearted
  2. bright; brilliant gay colors
  3. given to social life and pleasures a gay life
  4. wanton; licentious a gay dog
  5. ☆
    1. homosexual: now often used specif. of male homosexuals
    2. of, for, or relating to homosexuals, often, specif., male homosexuals gay liberation

Etymology: ME gai < OFr < ? Frank *gahi, swift, impetuous, akin to Ger jäh

noun

a homosexual; esp., a homosexual man

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Gay definition

Gay (gā)

Gay, John 1685-1732; Eng. poet & playwright

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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