gay (L4)

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(L4)
  • gay en
Language English
Lexical category adjective

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L4-S1
English Festive, bright, showy, or brilliant, especially in reference to color.

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L4-S2
English Finely or showily dressed.

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L4-S3
English Beautiful or fine, in reference to a woman.

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L4-S4
English Beautiful, noble, excellent, fine, or first-rate.

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L4-S5
English Beautiful, noble, excellent, or fine, used ironically.

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L4-S6
English Of a person, or their attributes or actions; carefree, cheerful, merry, sportive.

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L4-S7
English Of a horse, lively or prancing.

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L4-S8
English In reference to poetry or literary criticism.

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L4-S9
English Airy, with an implied sense of disparagement.

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L4-S10
English Indicating a carefree manner.

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L4-S11
English Of a dog's tail, carried high or erect.

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L4-S12
English Lewd or lascivious.

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L4-S13
English Promiscuous, frivolous, or hedonistic.

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L4-S14
English Uninhibited or flamboyant.

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L4-S15
English Indicating engagement in sex work or prostitution.

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L4-S16
English Of language, brilliant, attractive, or charming.

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L4-S17
English Of certain religious groups or organizations, denoting an individual who has left that group or organization or no longer practices that form of religion.

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L4-S18
English Said to be in good health.

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L4-S19
English Said to be too forward, reckless, impertinent, or overly familiar.

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L4-S20
English Referring to a boy or man who engages in sexual activity with other boys or men.

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L4-S21
English Referring to total or partial sexual or romantic attraction between boys or men.

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L4-S22
English Tipsy or somewhat drunk.

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L4-S23
English Intended for gay persons; pertaining to or associated with gay persons.

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L4-S24
English Of behaviors, mannerisms, feelings, etc., said to be stereotypically like those of a gay person.

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L4-S25
English Said of a boy or man, feminine, flamboyant, or behaving in a manner stereotypically associated with gay people.

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L4-S26
English Disliked, lame, uncool, stupid, contemptible, socially inappropriate, etc.

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L4-S27
English Referring to total or partial sexual or romantic attraction between members of the same sex or gender, regardless of that sex or gender.

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L4-S28
English Referring to a person who engages in sexual activity with other persons of the same sex or gender.

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L4-S29
English Referring to a person who identifies within a masculine or male gender area who is sexually or romantically attracted to others who identify with a masculine or male gender area.

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L4-S30
English Referring to a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to others who identify within the same or a similar gender area.

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L4-S31
English Referring to a non-human male animal who has sexual relations with other male animals of the same species.

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L4-S32
English Referring to a non-human animal who has sexual relations with other animals of the same sex and species.

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L4-S33
English Loosely used to refer to marginalized sexual identities.

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L4-S34
English Loosely used to refer to marginalized gender and sexual identities.

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L4-S35
English Indicating specific sexual or romantic attraction toward someone of the same sex or gender as one's self.

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L4-S36
English Expressing infatuation with something, especially something stereotypically associated with gay people.

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L4-S37
English Quick or fast.

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L4-S38
English Considerable, great, or large in number.

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Forms

L4-F1
  • gay en

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L4-F2
  • gaȝe enm

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L4-F3
  • gai enm

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L4-F4
  • gaie enm

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L4-F5
  • gaye enm

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L4-F6
  • gay enm

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L4-F7
  • gey en

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L4-F8
  • gaay en

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L4-F9
  • gah en

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L4-F10
  • gey en

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