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Definition of gay in English: gayadjectivegayest, gayer ɡeɪɡeɪ 1(of a person) homosexual (used especially of a man) the city's gay and lesbian people Example sentencesExamples - In the first of this two-part series, he reflects on how much has changed for gay people during his lifetime.
- As a gay man I find his comments quite funny - good for him to be brave enough to express his honest opinion.
- It's not exactly a secret that she is gay.
- He would end the ban on openly gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals serving in the armed forces.
- Knowing that my son is gay prompted me to consider the issue from another perspective.
- She admits that she only told her daughters she was gay three years ago.
- I'm gay and happy to be so.
- You might act straight but I bet your mother always knew you were gay.
- Nothing anyone has ever said or done has ever for a moment made me anything less than glad to be gay.
- Seven other states allow gay couples to join in civil unions that have full marriage benefits.
- The pop star hit the headlines a decade ago when he came out as a gay man.
- Legal skirmishes can be expected across the country as gay couples seek recognition of their new marriage licenses.
- Society is really changing - people are moving along and accepting gay athletes.
- I'm not gay, but I think gay people should be left alone to marry whoever they like.
- When it came down to it, I didn't have a choice about being gay: I was gay and always had been.
Synonyms homosexual, lesbian, sapphic, lesbigay, GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered) rare homophile, Uranian informal pink, lavender, camp, lezzy, les, lesbo, butch, dykey informal, derogatory queer, limp-wristed, that way, swinging the other way, homo British informal, derogatory bent, poofy North American informal, derogatory fruity gay, lesbian, sapphic, lesbigay, GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered) rare homophile, Uranian informal pink, lavender, camp, lezzy, les, lesbo, butch, dykey informal, derogatory queer, limp-wristed, that way, swinging the other way, homo British informal, derogatory bent, poofy North American informal, derogatory fruity - 1.1 Relating to or used by homosexuals.
the gay vote can decide an election Example sentencesExamples - You may find yourself feeling at ease, happy and relaxed by the cheerful non-threatening atmosphere of a gay venue.
- He was spotted in a gay bar in Washington, DC.
- He goes on to say that the support of the gay community means the world to him.
- It is also home to a thriving, resilient and somewhat embattled, lesbian and gay community, with five gay bars, a gay theatre, and a community centre.
- Check out the local phone book for gay bars and gay bookstores.
- The city has a vibrant gay scene, and many of the pubs and clubs have a mixed clientele.
- Their partnership was one of the first openly gay relationships portrayed in popular media.
- I've always written about the gay experience as part of the continuum of the world.
- I have always been a strong proponent of gay parenting and adoption.
- After finding a gay community on-line, I became much happier.
- When I lived in Boston there were few gay bars, as everyone there just mixed in straight clubs.
- Prepare to encounter celebrities, the party set and a lively gay scene as well as terrific beaches and the bluest sea.
2dated Light-hearted and carefree. Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face Example sentencesExamples - Yes I know this must come as a shock to you since I am normally such a gay and carefree chap, brimming with chuckles and mirth.
- Some people cannot take criticism, and expect everything to always be happy and gay.
- The musicians arrived and began to strike up the lively harps, lutes, joyful drums and gay flutes.
- And she laughed, laughed at how happy, gay, and carefree her tone sounded.
- He keeps the energy level high and the actors gay and carefree in a successful attempt to create a pleasurable musical.
Synonyms cheerful, cheery, merry, jolly, light-hearted, mirthful, jovial, glad, happy, bright, in good spirits, in high spirits, joyful, elated, exuberant, animated, lively, sprightly, vivacious, buoyant, bouncy, bubbly, perky, effervescent, playful, frolicsome informal chirpy, on top of the world, as happy as a sandboy North American informal as happy as a clam - 2.1 Brightly coloured; showy.
a gay profusion of purple and pink sweet peas Example sentencesExamples - It was quite a sight, after the War and four years of dreary austerity in England, to see girls whirling round the dance floor in pretty full-length evening dresses in gay colours.
- He was decked out in a bright orange suit with a gay, orange floral tie.
- The commercial area was especially gay, decorated with countless coloured lights.
- The picture was all the more poignant for me because of the stark contrast offered by the youngsters' skeletal bodies and the gay colours and rich decoration of their mothers' dresses.
- So, uh, is the uniform jet black and sombre or colourful and gay?
Synonyms bright, brightly coloured, vivid, brilliant, rich, vibrant richly coloured, many-coloured, multicoloured flamboyant, gaudy
3offensive, informal Foolish, stupid, or unimpressive. he thinks the obsession with celebrity is totally gay
noun ɡeɪɡeɪ A homosexual, especially a man. Example sentencesExamples - The commission suspects hate crimes against gays, lesbians, and transgender people are under-reported.
- Black gays and lesbians often experience discrimination because of their race and their sexual orientation.
- Gays want to get married, have children, and go to church.
- Why not once and for all protect gays from discrimination in the workplace?
- The issue of gays serving in the military is one that is both controversial and divisive.
- Minnesota has a statewide law protecting gays from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
- John is a repressed gay living with his old mum.
- There hasn't been a time in modern history when gays haven't been persecuted.
- Discrimination against lesbians and gays in other areas of life is also commonplace.
- My attitude is that gays and lesbians should have access and opportunity the same way everybody else does, in every institution and walk of life.
- She began by telling her parents that she was planning a documentary film on gays and lesbians in India.
- For years closeted gays have lived straight lives.
Synonyms homosexual, lesbian, gay person, lesbigay rare invert, homophile, Uranian informal queen, friend of Dorothy, dyke, les, lesbo, lezzie, butch, femme informal, derogatory queer, homo, pansy, nancy, bumboy, nelly British informal, derogatory poof, poofter, ponce, jessie, woofter, shirtlifter, bender North American informal, derogatory cupcake, swish, twinkie Australian informal wonk South African informal, derogatory moffie West Indian informal, derogatory batty boy, batty man
Usage Gay meaning ‘homosexual’ became established in the 1960s as the term preferred by homosexual men to describe themselves. It is now the standard accepted term throughout the English-speaking world. As a result, the centuries-old other senses of gay meaning either ‘carefree’ or ‘bright and showy’ have more or less dropped out of natural use. The word gay cannot be readily used today in these older senses without arousing a sense of double entendre, despite concerted attempts by some to keep them alive. Gay in its modern sense typically refers to men (lesbian being the standard term for homosexual women) but in some contexts it can be used of both men and women Origin Middle English (in sense 2 of the adjective): from Old French gai, of unknown origin. In its original sense of ‘light-hearted and carefree, exuberantly cheerful’, gay goes back to the 14th century and derives from Old French gai. By the 17th century the meaning had extended to ‘addicted to social pleasures’, often with an implication of loose morality, as in, for example, the expression gay dog (a man fond of revelry), or these lines from William Cowper's poem ‘To a Young Lady’ (1782): ‘Silent and chaste she steal along / Far from the world's gay busy throng’. In slang use the word could describe a prostitute. The use of gay to mean ‘homosexual’, now the main meaning, is unambiguously found in examples from the 1930s, though there is evidence that it may have been used in this sense earlier.
Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea Definition of gay in US English: gayadjectiveɡāɡeɪ 1(of a person) homosexual (used especially of a man) the city's gay and lesbian people Example sentencesExamples - As a gay man I find his comments quite funny - good for him to be brave enough to express his honest opinion.
- When it came down to it, I didn't have a choice about being gay: I was gay and always had been.
- She admits that she only told her daughters she was gay three years ago.
- Knowing that my son is gay prompted me to consider the issue from another perspective.
- You might act straight but I bet your mother always knew you were gay.
- I'm gay and happy to be so.
- Seven other states allow gay couples to join in civil unions that have full marriage benefits.
- Legal skirmishes can be expected across the country as gay couples seek recognition of their new marriage licenses.
- In the first of this two-part series, he reflects on how much has changed for gay people during his lifetime.
- He would end the ban on openly gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals serving in the armed forces.
- Society is really changing - people are moving along and accepting gay athletes.
- The pop star hit the headlines a decade ago when he came out as a gay man.
- Nothing anyone has ever said or done has ever for a moment made me anything less than glad to be gay.
- It's not exactly a secret that she is gay.
- I'm not gay, but I think gay people should be left alone to marry whoever they like.
Synonyms lesbian, sapphic, lesbigay homosexual, lesbian, sapphic, lesbigay - 1.1 Relating to or used by homosexuals.
the gay vote can decide an election Example sentencesExamples - I've always written about the gay experience as part of the continuum of the world.
- Their partnership was one of the first openly gay relationships portrayed in popular media.
- After finding a gay community on-line, I became much happier.
- He goes on to say that the support of the gay community means the world to him.
- Prepare to encounter celebrities, the party set and a lively gay scene as well as terrific beaches and the bluest sea.
- When I lived in Boston there were few gay bars, as everyone there just mixed in straight clubs.
- You may find yourself feeling at ease, happy and relaxed by the cheerful non-threatening atmosphere of a gay venue.
- It is also home to a thriving, resilient and somewhat embattled, lesbian and gay community, with five gay bars, a gay theatre, and a community centre.
- The city has a vibrant gay scene, and many of the pubs and clubs have a mixed clientele.
- He was spotted in a gay bar in Washington, DC.
- I have always been a strong proponent of gay parenting and adoption.
- Check out the local phone book for gay bars and gay bookstores.
2dated Lighthearted and carefree. Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face Example sentencesExamples - Some people cannot take criticism, and expect everything to always be happy and gay.
- He keeps the energy level high and the actors gay and carefree in a successful attempt to create a pleasurable musical.
- And she laughed, laughed at how happy, gay, and carefree her tone sounded.
- Yes I know this must come as a shock to you since I am normally such a gay and carefree chap, brimming with chuckles and mirth.
- The musicians arrived and began to strike up the lively harps, lutes, joyful drums and gay flutes.
Synonyms cheerful, cheery, merry, jolly, light-hearted, mirthful, jovial, glad, happy, bright, in good spirits, in high spirits, joyful, elated, exuberant, animated, lively, sprightly, vivacious, buoyant, bouncy, bubbly, perky, effervescent, playful, frolicsome - 2.1 Brightly colored; showy; brilliant.
a gay profusion of purple and pink sweet peas Example sentencesExamples - He was decked out in a bright orange suit with a gay, orange floral tie.
- The commercial area was especially gay, decorated with countless coloured lights.
- The picture was all the more poignant for me because of the stark contrast offered by the youngsters' skeletal bodies and the gay colours and rich decoration of their mothers' dresses.
- It was quite a sight, after the War and four years of dreary austerity in England, to see girls whirling round the dance floor in pretty full-length evening dresses in gay colours.
- So, uh, is the uniform jet black and sombre or colourful and gay?
Synonyms bright, brightly coloured, vivid, brilliant, rich, vibrant
3offensive, informal Foolish, stupid, or unimpressive. making students wait for the light is kind of a gay rule
nounɡāɡeɪ A homosexual, especially a man. Example sentencesExamples - Black gays and lesbians often experience discrimination because of their race and their sexual orientation.
- John is a repressed gay living with his old mum.
- There hasn't been a time in modern history when gays haven't been persecuted.
- Why not once and for all protect gays from discrimination in the workplace?
- For years closeted gays have lived straight lives.
- Minnesota has a statewide law protecting gays from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
- The issue of gays serving in the military is one that is both controversial and divisive.
- My attitude is that gays and lesbians should have access and opportunity the same way everybody else does, in every institution and walk of life.
- Discrimination against lesbians and gays in other areas of life is also commonplace.
- The commission suspects hate crimes against gays, lesbians, and transgender people are under-reported.
- She began by telling her parents that she was planning a documentary film on gays and lesbians in India.
- Gays want to get married, have children, and go to church.
Synonyms homosexual, lesbian, sapphic, lesbigay homosexual, lesbian, gay person, lesbigay
Usage Gay meaning ‘homosexual,’ dating back to the 1930s (if not earlier), became established in the 1960s as the term preferred by homosexual men to describe themselves. It is now the standard accepted term throughout the English-speaking world. As a result, the centuries-old other senses of gay meaning either ‘carefree’ or ‘bright and showy,’ once common in speech and literature, are much less frequent. The word gay cannot be readily used today in these older senses without sounding old-fashioned or arousing a sense of double entendre, despite concerted attempts by some to keep them alive. Gay in its modern sense typically refers to men (lesbian being the standard term for homosexual women), but in some contexts it can be used of both men and women Origin Middle English (in gay (sense 2 of the adjective)): from Old French gai, of unknown origin. |