Open English Wordnet
Nouns
Adjectives
(s)cheery, gay, sunnybright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer“a cheery hello”,
“a gay sunny room”,
“a sunny smile” (s)gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthfulfull of or showing high-spirited merriment“when hearts were young and gay”,
“a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company” (Wordsworth),
“the jolly crowd at the reunion”,
“jolly old Saint Nick”,
“a jovial old gentleman”,
“have a merry Christmas”,
“peals of merry laughter”,
“a mirthful laugh” (s)gaygiven to social pleasures often including dissipation“led a gay Bohemian life”,
“a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies” (s)brave, braw, gaybrightly colored and showy“girls decked out in brave new dresses”,
“brave banners flying”,
“‘braw’ is a Scottish word”,
“a dress a bit too gay for her years”,
“birds with gay plumage” (s)gay, festal, festive, merryoffering fun and gaiety“a festive (or festal) occasion”,
“gay and exciting night life”,
“a merry evening”