gay

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 (of people, especially men) sexually attracted to people of the same sex SYNHOMOSEXUAL: gay men * I didn't know he was gay. * Is she gay? OPPSTRAIGHT 2 [onlybeforenoun] connected with people who are gay: a gay club / bar * the lesbian and gay community 3 (gayer, gayest) (old-fashioned) happy and full of fun: gay laughter * She felt lighthearted and gay. 4 (old-fashioned) brightly coloured: The garden was gay with red geraniums. seealsoGAIETY, GAILY IDIOMS with gay abandon without thinking about the results or effects of a particular action noun a person who is HOMOSEXUAL, especially a man