Synonyms for gay
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Happy
lighthearted, merry, vivacious; see happy 1, lively 2, sprightly.
Bright
brilliant, intense, vivid, showy; see bright 1, 2.
Homosexual
homophile, homoerotic, lesbian; see homosexual. See syn. study at lively.
See gay in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Characterized by joyful exuberance:
blithe, blithesome, boon2, convivial, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful. See happyFull of color:
bright, colorful, rich, vivid. See colorsOf, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to members of one's own sex:
homophile, homosexual, lesbian. See sexLacking in moral restraint:
abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, fast, incontinent, licentious, profligate, rakish, unbridled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, ungoverned, uninhibited, unrestrained, wanton, wild. See restraint
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