Gayer is the comparative of gay.
In historical usage, it meant more lighthearted or cheerful.
In modern usage, it compares degrees of homosexuality or perceived homosexuality, sometimes used within LGBTQ communities with irony or affection: That outfit is even gayer than your last one.
1. festive — livelier, Having increased vitality
2. joyful — happier, Increased in contentment; cheerier (More lighthearted); merrier (More full of joy); brighter (Having increased luminosity); sunnier · lighter
3. vibrant — brighter, Having increased luminosity; flashier (More ostentatious); bolder (More courageous)
Opposites
mood/emotional stategayer ≠ sadder More sorrowful; unhappier · gloomier · drearier · duller · graver
disposition/temperamentgayer ≠ drearier More monotonously gloomy; stodgier · grimmer
VISUAL APPEARANCE/AESTHETICgayer ≠ drabber More dreary, monotonous; duller · drearier · plainer · bleaker · grayer
Phrases
gay boy (Male youth attracted to males); gay identity (Sense of being homosexual); gay bar (LGBTQ+ drinking venue); gay marriage (Matrimony between same-sex partners); gay icon (Figure revered by LGBTQ community); gay rights (Equal treatment regardless of orientation)
Family
gay, gays, gayness, gayest, gayly
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- Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG