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3 lettersPronunciation /ɡeɪ/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted agyStarts with GEnds with Y0 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

Word origin

From Pitman kay, which it is derived from graphically, and the sound it represents. The traditional name gee was considered inappropriate, as the Pitman letter never has the sound of that name.

Used in a sentence

  • - - - my father's father, Gaetano Talese (whose name I inherited after my birth in 1932, in the anglicized form "Gay"), was an atypically fearless traveler,
  • Cliff is gay, but his twin brother is straight.
  • He was not happy at the farm and went to a Western city where he associated with a homosexual crowd, being "gay," and wearing female clothes and makeup.

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