DICTOMETER

GAY

(gay, alegre, glad, homoseksuell)

1. Synonyms:
   • Homosexual
   • Homophile
   • Homo
   • Gay
   Definitions:
   • someone who practices homosexuality
   • having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Cheery
   • Gay
   • Sunny
   Definitions:
   • bright and pleasant
   • promoting a feeling of cheer
   Examples:
   • A cheery hello
   • A gay sunny room
   • A sunny smile
   Antonyms:
   • Depressing
   • Cheerless
   • Uncheerful
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Gay
   • Jocund
   • Jolly
   • Jovial
   • Merry
   • Mirthful
   Definitions:
   • full of or showing high-spirited merriment
   Examples:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   • Joyless
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Gay
   Definitions:
   • given to social pleasures often including dissipation
   Examples:
   • Led a gay Bohemian life
   • A gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies
   Antonyms:
   • Nonindulgent
   • Strict
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Brave
   • Braw
   • Gay
   Definitions:
   • brightly colored and showy
   Examples:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   • Colorless
   • Colourless
   • Colorless
   • Colourless
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Gay
   • Festal
   • Festive
   • Merry
   Definitions:
   • offering fun and gaiety
   Examples:
   • A festive (or festal) occasion
   • Gay and exciting night life
   • A merry evening
   Antonyms:
   • Joyless
   
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Gay
   • Queer
   • Homophile
   Definitions:
   • homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
   Antonyms:
   • Bisexual
   • Heterosexual