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gayer definition
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Overview of adj gay The adj gay has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (9) cheery, gay, sunny -- (bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile") 2. (3) gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful -- (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") 3. (3) gay -- (given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies") 4. (3) brave, braw, gay -- (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") 5. (1) gala, gay, festal, festive, merry -- (offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening") 6. (1) gay, queer, homophile -- (homosexual or arousing homosexual desires) Antonyms of adj gay 6 senses of gay Sense 1 cheery, gay, sunny INDIRECT (VIA cheerful) -> cheerless, uncheerful Sense 2 gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful INDIRECT (VIA joyous) -> joyless Sense 3 gay INDIRECT (VIA indulgent) -> nonindulgent Sense 4 brave, braw, gay INDIRECT (VIA colorful) -> colorless, colourless Sense 5 gala(postnominal), gay, festal, festive, merry INDIRECT (VIA joyous) -> joyless Sense 6 gay, queer, homophile(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA heterosexual, homosexual) -> bisexual INDIRECT (VIA homosexual, bisexual) -> heterosexual Similarity of adj gay 6 senses of gay Sense 1 cheery, gay, sunny => cheerful (vs. cheerless) Sense 2 gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful => joyous (vs. joyless) Sense 3 gay => indulgent (vs. nonindulgent) Sense 4 brave, braw, gay => colorful (vs. colorless) Sense 5 gala(postnominal), gay, festal, festive, merry => joyous (vs. joyless) Sense 6 gay, queer, homophile(postnominal) => homosexual (vs. bisexual) (vs. heterosexual) Attributes of adj gay Familiarity of adj gay gay used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj gay gay Overview of adj gay The adj gay has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (9) cheery, gay, sunny -- (bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile") 2. (3) gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful -- (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") 3. (3) gay -- (given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies") 4. (3) brave, braw, gay -- (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") 5. (1) gala, gay, festal, festive, merry -- (offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening") 6. (1) gay, queer, homophile -- (homosexual or arousing homosexual desires)
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