1. (

• homosexual ,
• homophile ,
• homo ,
• gay

) someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex ;

1. (

• cheery ,
• gay ,
• sunny

) bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" ;

2. (

• gay ,
• jocund ,
• jolly ,
• jovial ,
• merry ,
• mirthful

) full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "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" ;

3. (

• gay

) given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies" ;

4. (

• brave ,
• braw ,
• gay

) brightly colored and showy; "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" ;

5. (

• gay ,
• festal ,
• festive ,
• merry ,

) offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" ;

6. (

• gay ,
• queer ,
• homophile

) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires ;