gay, adj.
freq. cnt. 20
freq. cnt. 20
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2
cheery gay sunny
sample sentences
"a cheery hello""a gay sunny room"
"a sunny smile"
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brightly colored and showy
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
brave braw gay
sample sentences
"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"
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given to social pleasures often including dissipation
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
gay
sample sentences
"led a gay Bohemian life""a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
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full of or showing high-spirited merriment
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
gay jocund jolly jovial merry mirthful
sample sentences
"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"
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homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
gay homophile queer
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offering fun and gaiety
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
festal festive gay merry