[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gay \gay\ g=a, a. compar. gayer; superl. gayest. f.
   gai, perhaps fr. ohg. g?hi swift, rapid, g. gaumh, jaumh,
   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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see also:
gayer gayest jay 

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