bɹeɪv ˈtʃɪəɹi

ˈfɛstɪv ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl ˈdʒɒkənd ˈdʒɑkənd ˈdʒɒli ˈdʒɑli ˈdʒəʊ.vɪ.əl ˈdʒoʊ.vɪ.əl kwɪɹ kwɪə ˈsʌni bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer a cheery hello a gay sunny room a sunny smile brightly 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 homosexual or arousing homosexual desires given to social pleasures often including dissipation led a gay Bohemian life a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies offering fun and gaiety a festive (or festal) occasion gay and exciting night life a merry evening full of or showing high-spirited merriment when hearts were young and gay a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company 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 someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex