Definition of Gay

Adjective: gay (gayer,gayest) gey

Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
"a gay sunny room";
- cheery, sunny, sunshiny
Homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
- homophile
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";
- jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
Given to social pleasures often including dissipation
"led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
Brightly coloured and showy
"a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage";
- brave, braw [UK, dialect]
Offering fun and gaiety
"gay and exciting night life";
- festal, festive, merry
Of or relating to homosexual men or women
- same-sex, homosexual

Noun: gay gey

Someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- homosexual, homophile