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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Gay \Gay\ (g[=a]), a. [Compar. Gayer; superl. Gayest.] [F.
gai, perhaps fr. OHG. g?hi swift, rapid, G. g["a]h, j["a]h,
steep, hasty; or cf. OHG. w?hi beatiful, good. Cf. Jay.]
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1. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or
delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.
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Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay. --Pope.
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Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed. --Gray.
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2. Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed.
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Why is my neighbor's wife so gay? --Chaucer.
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A bevy of fair women, richly gay
In gems and wanton dress! --Milton.
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3. Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.]
Syn: Merry; gleeful; blithe; airy; lively; sprightly,
sportive; light-hearted; frolicsome; jolly; jovial;
joyous; joyful; glad; showy; splendid; vivacious.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Gay \Gay\, a. [Compar. Gayer; superl. Gayest.] [F. gai,
perhaps fr. OHG. g?hi swift, rapid, G. g["a]h, j["a]h, steep,
hasty; or cf. OHG. w?hi beatiful, good. Cf. Jay.]
1. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or
delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.
Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay. --Pope.
Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed. --Gray.
2. Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed.
Why is my neighbor's wife so gay? --Chaucer.
A bevy of fair women, richly gay In gems and wanton
dress! --Milton.
3. Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.]
Syn: Merry; gleeful; blithe; airy; lively; sprightly,
sportive; light-hearted; frolicsome; jolly; jovial;
joyous; joyful; glad; showy; splendid; vivacious.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gayest
a.
(en-superlative of: gay)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
gayest
a.
(en-superlative of: gay)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
gayest
a.
(en-superlative of: gay)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
gayest
a.
(en-superlative of: gay)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gayest
Englanti a.
(en-a-taivm g ay est)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gayest
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj gay)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Gayest /ɡˈeɪɪst/
أكثر مرحا
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
gayest /ɡˈeɪɪst/
am lustigsten, am vergnügtesten, am fidelsten
see: gay, gayer
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 快乐的,华美的;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 快乐的,华美的
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