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gay
adjective
-
gay
,
gayer
,
gayest
attracted
to
people
of
the
same
sex
•
Mark
proudly
told
his
parents
he
was
gay
,
and
they
hugged
him
warmly
.
Mark
proudly
told
his
parents
he
was
gay
,
and
they
hugged
him
warmly
.
•
Sofia
volunteers
at
a
support
group
for
gay
teenagers
every
Saturday
.
Sofia
volunteers
at
a
support
group
for
gay
teenagers
every
Saturday
.
Originally
meant
“
joyful
,
carefree
”
in
Middle
English
;
by
the
20th
century
,
developed
the
sense
of
“
homosexual
.”
noun
a
person
who
is
gay
,
especially
a
man
•
Lee
came
out
last
year
and
now
proudly
says
, “
I
’
m
a
gay
.”
Lee
came
out
last
year
and
now
proudly
says
, “
I
’
m
a
gay
.”
•
The
film
follows
the
life
of
a
gay
living
in
1980s
New
York
.
The
film
follows
the
life
of
a
gay
living
in
1980s
New
York
.
Nominal
use
of
the
adjective
“
gay
”
to
label
people
with
same-sex
attraction
;
common
from
mid-20th
century
.
adjective
-
gay
,
gayer
,
gayest
brightly
colored
and
cheerful
;
lively
•
The
garden
looked
gay
with
rows
of
tulips
in
every
shade
.
The
garden
looked
gay
with
rows
of
tulips
in
every
shade
.
•
Children
in
gay
costumes
danced
around
the
maypole
.
Children
in
gay
costumes
danced
around
the
maypole
.
From
Old
French
“
gai
”
meaning
“
joyful
,
happy
,”
entering
English
in
the
12th
century
.
