gay

adjective (SEXUALITY)

/ɡeɪ/

Definition

B1 sexually attracted to people of the same sex and not to people of the opposite sex: gay rights Mark knew he was gay by the time he was fourteen. the lesbian and gay communityRelating to sexual preference gayness

/ˈɡeɪ.nəs/ noun [U] Relating to sexual preference

(Definition of gay adjective (SEXUALITY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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