08-13-2005, 01:03 PM
Tal,Aug 13 2005, 12:55 PM Wrote:Gay does not equal bad in polite company. You are in polite company here. I'll ask you to utillize a thesaurus if gay is the best term you can come up with.
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Random House Webster's yields:
Syn. 1. gleeful, jovial, glad, joyous, happy, cheerful, sprightly, blithe, airy, light-hearted; vivacious, frolicsome, sportive, hilarious. GAY, JOLLY, JOYFUL, MERRY describe a happy or light-hearted mood. GAY suggests a lightness of heart or liveliness of mood that is openly manifested: when hearts were young and gay. JOLLY indicates a good-humored, natural, expansive gaiety of mood or disposition: a jolly crowd at a party. JOYFUL suggests gladness, happiness, rejoicing: joyful over the good news. MERRY is often interchangeable with gay: a merry disposition; a merry party; it suggests, even more than the latter, convivial animated enjoyment. 2. brilliant.
âAnt.1. unhappy, mournful.