{
    "term": "gay",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "sexually or romantically attracted to people of the same sex",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "gay men/women"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a gay actor/politician/activist"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's gay."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "sound"],
                "adverb": ["openly"],
                "phrases": ["gay and lesbian"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "connected with people who are gay",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **gay club/bar**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the lesbian and gay community"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the gay and lesbian section in the bookstore"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "sound"],
                "adverb": ["openly"],
                "phrases": ["gay and lesbian"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "(used especially by young people) an offensive way to describe something you find boring, stupid or not attractive",
            "labels": "(slang, disapproving, offensive)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "happy and full of fun",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "gay laughter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt lighthearted and gay."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "brightly coloured",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The garden was gay with red geraniums."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "without thinking about the results or effects of a particular action",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡeɪ/",
                "audio": "ga/gay/gay__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡeɪ/",
                "audio": "ga/gay/gay__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in sense (4)): from Old French gai, of unknown origin."
}