gay

gay /gei/
  • tính từ
    • vui vẻ, vui tươi; hớn hở
      • the gay voices of yong children: những tiếng nói vui vẻ của các em nhỏ
    • tươi, rực rỡ, sặc sỡ (màu sắc, quần áo...)
      • gay colours: những màu sắc sặc sỡ
    • (nói trại) truỵ lạc, phóng đâng, đĩ thoâ, lẳng lơ (đàn bà)
      • to lead a gay life: sống cuộc đời phóng đãng
    • (như) homosexual

Xem thêm: homosexual, homophile, homo, cheery, sunny, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful, brave, braw, festal, festive, merry, queer, homophile(a)



gay

Từ điển Collocation

gay adj.

VERBS be, look, sound

ADV. openly He is now openly gay.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex; homosexual, homophile, homo

    adj.

  • bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; cheery, sunny

    a cheery hello

    a gay sunny room

    a sunny smile

  • full of or showing high-spirited merriment; jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful

    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

  • 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; brave, braw

    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

  • offering fun and gaiety; festal, festive, merry

    a festive (or festal) occasion

    gay and exciting night life

    a merry evening

  • homosexual or arousing homosexual desires; queer, homophile(a)

English Slang Dictionary

dumb, stupid, or unfair; "Having a 9 o'clock curfew is so gay"

File Extension Dictionary

Reported as Sometimes a Porn File

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

gays|gayer|gayest
syn.: animated blithe bright cheerful colorful happy jolly jovial joyful joyous lively merry playful pleasant rich spirited vivacious vivid
ant.: grave plain quiet