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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
gay
someone who practices homosexuality;
having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
• Syn:
homosexual, homophile, homo
• Derivationally related forms:
homosexual (for: homosexual)
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
• Hyponyms:
gay man, shirtlifter, lesbian, tribade, gay woman
1. bright and pleasant;
promoting a feeling of cheer (Freq. 9)
- a cheery hello
- a gay sunny room
- a sunny smile
• Syn:
cheery, sunny
• Similar to:
cheerful
• Derivationally related forms:
sunniness (for: sunny), cheer (for: cheery)
2. full of or showing high-spirited merriment (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Syn:
jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
• Similar to:
joyous
• Derivationally related forms:
mirthfulness (for: mirthful), merriness (for: merry), joviality (for: jovial), jolly (for: jolly), jolliness (for: jolly), jollity (for: jolly), jocundity (for: jocund)
3. given to social pleasures often including dissipation (Freq. 3)
- led a gay Bohemian life
- a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies
• Similar to:
indulgent
4. brightly colored and showy (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Syn:
brave, braw
• Similar to:
colorful, colourful
• Regions:
Scotland (for: braw)
5. offering fun and gaiety (Freq. 1)
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
• Syn:
festal, festive, merry
• Similar to:
joyous
• Derivationally related forms:
merriness (for: merry), festivity (for: festive)
6. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
queer, homophile
• Similar to:
homosexual
• Derivationally related forms:
queerness (for: queer), gayness
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