GAY


Meaning of GAY in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: merry , blithe, blithesome, festive, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, lighthearted, mirthful

2.

Synonyms: lively 1, alert, animate, animated, ||cant, ||canty, keen, spirited, sprightly, vivacious

Related Word: frolicsome, playful, sportive

Contrasted words: earnest, sedate, serious, solemn, somber, staid; quiet, silent, still

Antonyms: grave, sober

3.

Synonyms: colorful , brave, bright, colory, vivid

4.

Synonyms: wild 7, devil-may-care, fast, raffish, rakehell, rakish, sporty

5.

Synonyms: presumptuous , brash, brassbound, confident, forward, overweening, presuming, pushful, ||pushy, self-assertive

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