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  Grep  of  noun  gay 
  gay 
  gay-lussac 
  gay-lussac's  law 
  gay  lib 
  gay  liberation  movement 
  gay  man 
  gay  woman 
  gayal 
  gayfeather 
  gaylussacia 
  gaylussacia  baccata 
  gaylussacia  brachycera 
  gaylussacia  frondosa 
  gayness 
  gaywings 
  joseph  louis  gay-lussac 
  margay 
  nosegay 
  sangay 
  tenzing  norgay 
 
  Overview  of  noun  gay 
 
  The  noun  gay  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  homosexual,  homo,  gay  --  (someone  who  practices  homosexuality;  having  a  sexual  attraction  to  persons  of  the  same  sex) 
 
  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  noun  gay 
 
  The  noun  gay  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  homosexual,  homo,  gay  --  (someone  who  practices  homosexuality;  having  a  sexual  attraction  to  persons  of  the  same  sex) 
 
  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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