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Definitions for Gay

[1] of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple.
[2] of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues: a gay organization.
[3] Slang : Often Disparaging and Offensive . awkward, stupid, or bad; lame: This game is boring and really, really gay.
[4] Slang . inappropriately forward or bold; overly familiar; reckless: George got gay at the Christmas party and suddenly swept his boss's wife onto the dance floor.
[5] Older Use . having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music.
[6] Older Use . bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments.
[7] Older Use . given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season; the Gay Nineties.
[8] Older Use . sexually unrestrained; having loose morals: In the 1930s movie, the baron is referred to as “a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.”
[9] Obsolete . (used especially of women and especially in poetry) beautiful, lofty, noble, or excellent: The learned man hath got the lady gay. excellent; top-notch: a gay and lofty mind.
[10] Sometimes Offensive . a homosexual person, especially a male.
[11] in a gay manner.
[12] John, 1685–1732, English poet and dramatist.
[13] a female or male given name.
[14] homosexual of or for homosexuals a gay club
[15] carefree and merry a gay temperament brightly coloured; brilliant a gay hat given to pleasure, esp in social entertainment a gay life
[16] a homosexual
[17] John. 1685–1732, English poet and dramatist; author of The Beggar's Opera (1728)

Words related to Gay

lesbian, homophile, queer, keen, sparkling, alert, wild, forward, jolly, glad, gaudy, brave, rich, flamboyant, Sapphic, homoerotic, animate, animated, blithe, brash

Words nearby Gay

gawk, gawky, gawp, gawra, gawsy, gay, gay gordons, gay liberation, gay nineties, gay power, gay rights

Origin of Gay

1275–1325; Middle English gai < Old French < Germanic; compare Old High German gāhi ‘fast, sudden’

Other words from Gay

gay·ness , noun
non·gay , adjective
qua·si-gay , adjective

Word origin for Gay

C13: from Old French gai, from Old Provençal, of Germanic origin

Synonyms for Gay

homophile, lesbian, queer, Sapphic, homoerotic