Thesaurus / gay
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synonyms for gay
- keen
- sparkling
- alert
- wild
- forward
- jolly
- glad
- animate
- animated
- blithe
- brash
- carefree
- cheerful
- cheery
- chipper
- confident
- convivial
- devil-may-care
- festive
- frivolous
- frolicsome
- gleeful
- hilarious
- insouciant
- jocund
- jovial
- joyful
- joyous
- lighthearted
- lively
- merry
- mirthful
- playful
- presuming
- pushy
- rollicking
- self-assertive
- spirited
- sportive
- sprightly
- sunny
- vivacious
- zippy
- blithesome
- bouncy
- chirpy
- fun-loving
- gamesome
- pleasure-seeking
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Am I not in France—gay, delightful France—partaking of the kindness and civility of the country?
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUSAfter a moment's silence, the cavaliers both burst into a gay laugh.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUSNever had Tom seen his gay and careless cousin in such guise: he was restless, silent, intense and inarticulate.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODIf it had not been for the presence of Mademoiselle Stéphanie, it would not have been gay for Aristide.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEThe box of the diplomatic corps was just opposite us, and our gay little Mrs. F. sat in it dressed in white satin.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYAccommodation was cheap, manners were easy, and knowledge of the gay city less than rudimentary.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEThere is no such thing as a gay book on political economy for reading in a hammock.
THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICESTEPHEN LEACOCKLittle Willy Gay looked at that picture very carefully, and soon made practical use of it, as I will tell you.
THE NURSERY, JULY 1873, VOL. XIV. NO. 1VARIOUSI have a little daughter who never returns from a walk in the woods without bringing a bunch of gay flowers.
THE NURSERY, JULY 1873, VOL. XIV. NO. 1VARIOUSIf the bank knows or suspected the official was living a gay life, it ought not to keep him, and most banks would not.
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