gay: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with G · ends with Y
Meaning of gay
adj
Homosexual: Only possessing sexual and/or romantic attraction towards people one perceives to be the same sex or gender as oneself.
Example: Cliff is gay, but his twin brother is straight.
Homosexual: Of a man, only romantically and/or sexually attracted to other men.
Example: gay and lesbian people
- broadly
Homosexual: Tending to partner or mate with other individuals of the same sex.
Homosexual: Between two or more persons perceived to be of the same sex or gender as each other.
Example: Although the number of gay weddings has increased significantly, many gay and lesbian couples — like many straight couples — are not interested in getting married.
Listed forms: gayer, gayest.
Source: Wiktionary — gay.
noun
- in-plural
A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- derogatory, informal, ironic, often
Gayness: the quality of being gay.
Example: Anti-gay persecution holds that you can pray the gay out of a person, or scare it out of them, or cajole it out of them.
- dialectal, obsolete
Something which is bright or colorful, such as a picture or a flower.
- obsolete
An ornament, a knick-knack.
Listed forms: gays.
Source: Wiktionary — gay.
verb
- transitive, uncommon
To cause (something, e.g. AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people.
- dated, transitive, uncommon
To make happy or cheerful.
Listed forms: gays, gaying, gayed.
Source: Wiktionary — gay.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for gay.
adjective
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
adjective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
adjective
brightly colored and showy
adjective
offering fun and gaiety
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of gay
G(2) + A(1) + Y(4) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of gay
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from gay
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