Meaning : Someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex.
Synonyms : homo, homophile, homosexual
Meaning : Full of or showing high-spirited merriment.
Example :
When hearts were young and gay.
A poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company.
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 : jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
Meaning : Given to social pleasures often including dissipation.
Example :
Led a gay Bohemian life.
A gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.