Main entry: homo, homophile, homosexual, gay
Definition: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
Main entry: sunny, cheery, gay
Definition: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
Usage: a cheery hello; a gay sunny room; a sunny smile
Definition: brightly colored and showy
Usage: 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
Main entry: homophile, gay, queer
Definition: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
Main entry: gay
Definition: given to social pleasures often including dissipation
Usage: led a gay Bohemian life; a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies
Main entry: merry, festal, festive, gay
Definition: offering fun and gaiety
Usage: a festive (or festal) occasion; gay and exciting night life; a merry evening
Main entry: gay, merry, jolly, jovial, jocund, mirthful
Definition: full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Usage: 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