Синонимы gay

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1. gay

   Aerial and airy both signify of or belonging to the air, but airy also describes that which seems as if made of air; we speak of airy shapes, airy nothings, where we could not well say aerial; ethereal describes its object as belonging to the upper air, the pure ether, and so, often, heavenly. Sprightly, spiritlike, refers to light, free, cheerful activity of mind and body. That which is lively or animated may be agreeable or the reverse; as, an animated discussion; a lively company.

   Synonyms:
   aerial, airy, animated, ethereal, fairylike, frolicsome, joyous, light, lively, sprightly

   Antonyms:
   clumsy, dull, heavy, inert, ponderous, slow, sluggish, stony, wooden

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1. gay

   Synonyms:
   merry, blithe, lively, jolly, sportive, sprightly, smart, festive, gladsome, pleasuresome, cheerful

   Antonyms:
   heavy, melancholy, grave, sad, sombre, dull, dowdy

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1. homosexual, homophile, homo, gayadjective

   someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

   Synonyms:
   gay, homo, human, man, homosexual, human being, homophile

   Antonyms:
   colorless, joyless, nonindulgent, uncheerful, colourless, strict, cheerless, bisexual, heterosexual, depressing

2. cheery, gay, sunnyadjective

   bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

   «a cheery hello»; «a gay sunny room»; «a sunny smile»

   Synonyms:
   jolly, mirthful, gay, jocund, sunny, festal, cheery, jovial, brave, merry, braw, festive, homophile(a)

   Antonyms:
   cheerless, depressing, colorless, strict, colourless, bisexual, heterosexual, nonindulgent, joyless, uncheerful

3. gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthfuladjective

   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»

   Synonyms:
   spanking, festal, comic, laughable, jocund, jovial, festive, brave, rattling, risible, braw, zippy, comical, sunny, funny, lively, gay, cheery, mirthful, merry, amusing, homophile(a), snappy, brisk, alert, jolly

   Antonyms:
   cheerless, joyless, bisexual, colorless, nonindulgent, colourless, strict, uncheerful, heterosexual, depressing

4. gayadjective

   given to social pleasures often including dissipation

   «led a gay Bohemian life»; «a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies»

   Synonyms:
   jolly, mirthful, festal, jocund, sunny, cheery, jovial, brave, merry, braw, festive, homophile(a)

   Antonyms:
   heterosexual, joyless, colorless, uncheerful, nonindulgent, bisexual, strict, cheerless, colourless, depressing

5. brave, braw, gayadjective

   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»

   Synonyms:
   unfearing, intrepid, jocund, jovial, festive, brave, courageous, homophile(a), braw, sunny, gay, audacious, cheery, mirthful, merry, fearless, hardy, dauntless, festal, jolly

   Antonyms:
   nonindulgent, colorless, bisexual, colourless, strict, uncheerful, cheerless, depressing, joyless, heterosexual

6. gay, festal, festive, merryadjective

   offering fun and gaiety

   «a festive (or festal) occasion»; «gay and exciting night life»; «a merry evening»

   Synonyms:
   spanking, festal, jocund, jovial, festive, brave, rattling, braw, zippy, sunny, lively, gay, cheery, mirthful, merry, homophile(a), snappy, brisk, alert, jolly

   Antonyms:
   colourless, strict, joyless, colorless, depressing, heterosexual, nonindulgent, uncheerful, bisexual, cheerless

7. gay, queer, homophile(a)adjective

   homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

   Antonyms:
   nonindulgent, colourless, uncheerful, colorless, strict, joyless, bisexual, depressing, cheerless, heterosexual

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1. gayadjective

   Synonyms:
   showy, gaudy, flashy, finical, tawdry, flaunting, gairish, dashing

2. gayadjective

   Synonyms:
   merry, lively, cheerful, gleeful, jovial, sprightly, blithe, blithesome, airy, sportive, frolicsome, gladsome, jolly, buxom, vivacious, hilarious, light-hearted

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1. gayadjective

   Synonyms:
   merry, sportive, frolicsome, lively, exhilarating, vivacious, jolly, blithe, airy, boon, convivial, jovial, joyous, brilliant, dashing, gallant, showy, garish, gaudy, flashing, tawdry, loose, dissolute, fast

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1. List of paraphrases for «gay»:

   homo, gays, homosexual, gai, cheerful, -gay, faggot, same-sex, queer, gaya, lesbian, comrade, fag, jha, gaye, merrily, jay, comrades, merry

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1. Bryan Ricketts:

   Personally, I know Mike Pence’s policies from his time as governor, when he tried to implement RFRA (The Religious Freedom Restoration Act) without civil rights protections for LGBTQ people. As a gay man, this directly impacted me. However, many graduates here have been directly targeted by other policies — for example, those students and their families who are undocumented and who risk deportation to celebrate this milestone in their lives.

2. Cary Nelson:

   I think maybe it is not just because the graphic descriptions in the poem — and they are graphic — but because if you really listen to the poem you’ll see yourself in half the lines. … Some people don’t want to hear themselves in a gay poem. They want to think homosexuality and heterosexuality are worlds apart.

3. Gus Kenworthy:

   I ’m not everybody’s cup of tea, i ’m out and proud and gay and loud. I think that a lot of athletes really want to kind of feather the line of every different angle and sort of be able to appeal to the masses. I’ve already kind of accepted that that’s not what I ’m going to do. So I ’m just going to speak my truth.

4. Milo Yiannopoulos:

   It’s a horrible climbdown for the left, it’s an art show and they can’t handle it because a couple of cute gay boys will be wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hats.

5. John McAdams:

   Shame on her, someone should tell her you don’t call opposition to gay marriage homophobia. People have a right to express that opinion.

• homoseksueel, moffie, gayAfrikaans
• مثلي, مثلية, لوطيArabic
• homoseksualist, geyAzerbaijani
• гамасексуа́льны, гамасэксуалі́ст, гейBelarusian
• хомосексуа́лен, шарен, безгрижен, весел, гей, хомосексуали́стBulgarian
• সমরতি, গেBengali
• gaia, gaiCatalan, Valencian
• homosexuální, veselý, homosexuál, gayCzech
• hoyw, llawen, siriolWelsh
• bøsse, lesbisk, glad, homoseksuel, livlig, farverig, sjov, homoDanish
• schwul, ausgelassen, lesbisch, lustig, bunt, fröhlich, homosexuell, Homo, Schwuler, Homosexueller, GayGerman
• ζωηρός, αδερφή, πούστικος, ομοφυλόφιλη, πούστης, εύθυμος, αδερφίστικος, λεσβία, παρδαλός, ομοφυλόφιλος, φαιδρόςGreek
• geja, gaja, samseksama, samseksema, samseksemulo, gejoEsperanto
• gay, amujerado, penca, femenino, festivo, gayo, alegre, afeminado, mariconado, vívido, colorido, feliz, aburrido, fome, homosexual, marimachadoSpanish
• gei, lustlik, homoseksuaal, homoseksuaalneEstonian
• خوش حال, همجنس‌گرا, گی, هم‌جنس‌گراPersian
• iloinen, hilpeä, homoseksuaalinen, homo, eläväinen, naismainen, korea, tyhmä, gei, gay, homoseksuaali, homppeliFinnish
• glaðurFaroese
• gai, homo, gay, gaieFrench
• bán, aerach, spéiriúilIrish
• gèidh, co-ghnèitheach, co-sheòrsach, gille-tòineScottish Gaelic
• לסבית, הומו, גֵּיי, עליזה, עליז, גיי, הוֹמוֹסֶקסוּאָלHebrew
• गे, समलिंगीHindi
• meleg, boldogHungarian
• արվամոլ, համասեռամոլ, գոմիկArmenian
• gay, gaudioseInterlingua
• gayIndonesian
• felice, gay, gaia, effemminato, allegra, gaio, omosessuale, finocchio, lieto, allegro, lietaItalian
• הומוHebrew
• ださい, 楽しい, 同性愛, つまらない, 派手, オカマ, 嬉しい, ゲイ, おかま, 同性愛者Japanese
• გეი, ჰომოსექსუალიGeorgian
• гомосексуалист, гейKazakh
• ಸಲಿಂಗಕಾಮಿKannada
• 동성애자, 게이, [[동성]]애의 [[사람]]Korean
• гомосексуалист, кумса, гейKyrgyz
• gayLatin
• ກະເທີຍLao
• gėjus, homoseksualasLithuanian
• gejs, homoseksuālsLatvian
• хо́мосексуален, геј, женствен, педерски, хо́мосексуалецMacedonian
• гэй, гомосексMongolian
• गेMarathi
• suka, gembira, warna-warni, homoseksual, membosankan, gayMalay
• sissi, allegruża, linfa, allegruż, gay, pufta, ferħana, omosesswali, ferħan, mxaqlebMaltese
• ဂေး, ဂန်ဒူးBurmese
• homo, gayNorwegian
• opgetogen, vrolijk, feestelijk, goedgezind, homoseksueel, monter, kleurrijk, homofiel, verwijfd, uitgelaten, homoDutch
• homsete, fargerik, homo, festlig, livlig, femi, homoseksuell, glad, bøg, morsom, soper, homseNorwegian
• wesół, zmanierowany, radosny, homoseksualny, zniewieściały, gejPolish
• gay, efeminado, vívido, guei, festivo, alegre, contente, sem graça, veado, feliz, chato, bicha, viadoPortuguese
• gay, homo, homosexual, poponarRomanian
• ге́йский, я́ркий, голубо́й, жема́нный, жизнера́достный, мане́рный, ра́достный, гомосексуа́льный, весёлый, цветно́й, гомосексуали́ст, гомосе́к, го́мик, гей, гомосексуа́лRussian
• хомосексуалан, homoseksualan, homoseksualac, геј, gej, лезбејка, lezbejka, хомосексуалацSerbo-Croatian
• සමරිසිSinhala, Sinhalese
• homosexuál, gay, gejSlovak
• homoseksuálec, gejSlovene
• homo, homoseksualAlbanian
• homosexuell, grann, fjollig, bög, lustig, gay, bögig, glad, homoSwedish
• shoga, msenge, bashaSwahili
• நம்பிTamil
• గేTelugu
• ҳамҷинсгароTajik
• เกย์, ตุ๊ดThai
• geýTurkmen
• bakla, tibo, homoseksuwalTagalog
• eşcinsel, homoseksüel, şen, renkli, canlı, ibne, iç açıcı, neşeli, parlak, homo, geyTurkish
• гомосексуа́льний, гомосексуалі́ст, ґей, гейUkrainian
• گےUrdu
• gomoseksualist, geyUzbek
• gay, người đồng tính, người đồng tính namVietnamese
• פריילעךYiddish
• 同性恋者Chinese

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