gay
gay is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed. Why is my neighbor's wife so gay Chaucer. A bevy of fair women, richly gay In gems and wanton dressMilton.
- 2.Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.]
- 3.An ornament [Obs.] L'Estrange.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- airy
- blithe
- frolicsome
- glad
- gleeful
- jolly
- jovial
- joyful
- joyous
- light- hearted
- lively
- merry
- showy
- splendid
- sportive
- sprightly
- vivacious
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adolescence
- animal
- beau
- blade
- boar
- boy
- buck
- bull
- bullock
- capon
- chap
- cock
- dog
- drake
- elf
- entire
- est
- fellow
- gaffer
- gander
- gelding
- gentleman
- goat
- good
- hart
- him
- his
- horse
- husband
- lupus
- male
- man
- manhood
- manly
- married
- masculine
- master
- mister
- non
- pagina
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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