someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

[ Syn: homosexual , homophile , homo ]

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; a cheery hello; a gay sunny room; a sunny smile

[ Syn: cheery , sunny ]

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

[ Syn: 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 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

[ Syn: brave , braw ]

offering fun and gaiety; a festive (or festal) occasion; gay and exciting night life; a merry evening

[ Syn: festal , festive , merry ]

homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

[ Syn: queer , homophile ]