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According to WordNet, the adjective "gay" has 6 sense(s).

300363938 bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile".

301298708 given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies".

301201937 homosexual or arousing homosexual desires.

301367431 offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening".

301367651 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".

300407151 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".

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