English Dictionary: .gay | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for .gay | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gay \Gay\, n. An ornament [Obs.] --L'Estrange. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gay \Gay\, a. [Compar. {Gayer}; superl. {Gayest}.] [F. gai, perhaps fr. OHG. g[?]hi swift, rapid, G. g[84]h, j[84]h, steep, hasty; or cf. OHG. w[?]hi beatiful, good. Cf. {Jay}.] 1. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry. Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay. --Pope. Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed. --Gray. 2. Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed. Why is my neighbor's wife so gay? --Chaucer. A bevy of fair women, richly gay In gems and wanton dress! --Milton. 3. Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.] Syn: Merry; gleeful; blithe; airy; lively; sprightly, sportive; light-hearted; frolicsome; jolly; jovial; joyous; joyful; glad; showy; splendid; vivacious. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Gay, GA (town, FIPS 32384) Location: 33.09367 N, 84.57400 W Population (1990): 133 (64 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Gay, MI Zip code(s): 49945 Gay, WV Zip code(s): 25244 |