gay

gay (http://definr.com/gay)

     adj 1: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery
            hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: cheery,
             sunny]
     2: 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" [syn: jocund, jolly, jovial,
         merry, mirthful]
     3: given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led
        a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the
        ladies"
     4: 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" [syn: brave, braw]
     5: offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the
        inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and
        exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: gala(a), festal,
         festive, merry]
     6: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: queer, homophile(a)]
     n : someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual
         attraction to persons of the same sex [syn: homosexual,
          homo]