Jolly vs Gay - What's the Difference?

Gay

Jolly

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
Definition as Noun
  • a happy party
  • a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
Definition as Verb
Definition as Verb
  • be silly or tease one another
Definition as Adjective
  • given to social pleasures often including dissipation
  • brightly colored and showy
  • bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
  • offering fun and gaiety
  • full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  • homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
Definition as Adjective
  • full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Definition as Adverb
Definition as Adverb
  • to certain extent or degree

Examples

  • "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
  • "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"
  • "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
  • "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
  • "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"
  • "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"
  • "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
  • "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Noun
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb