gay
gay1 S3 W3 /ɡeɪ/ 
adjective
SYN homosexual ⇨ straight, lesbian:
the gay community in London
gay men and lesbians
a gay bar
a campaigner for gay rights (=equal treatment for gay people)
2. old-fashioned bright or attractive:
gay colours
3. old-fashioned cheerful and excited:
She felt excited and quite gay.
4. with gay abandon in a careless way, without careful thought
—gayness noun [uncountable]
⇨ gaily, gaiety
gay2 noun [countable]
someone who is homosexual, especially a man
| I |
adjective Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: gai 'happy'
1. if someone, especially a man, is gay, they are sexually attracted to people of the same sex Language: Old French
Origin: gai 'happy'
SYN homosexual ⇨ straight, lesbian:
2. old-fashioned bright or attractive:
3. old-fashioned cheerful and excited:
4. with gay abandon in a careless way, without careful thought
—gayness noun [uncountable]
⇨ gaily, gaiety
| II |
noun [countable]someone who is homosexual, especially a man