GAYER
What does "GAYER" mean?
The comparative form of gay: more cheerful, brighter, or more homosexual.
Meanings
- More homosexual, or more openly identified with LGBTQ culture. The neighborhood got gayer and prouder after the first Pride march.
- More merry, lively, or brightly colored (now somewhat archaic in this sense). The streets grew gayer as the festival lanterns were lit. archaic
Word origin
Comparative of 'gay', from Old French 'gai' (joyful, lively), of uncertain Germanic origin; the 'homosexual' sense became dominant in English through the 20th century.
Remember it
GAYER = GAY + ER; the '-er' is the same comparative tail in 'happier' and 'brighter'.
A little poem
The same old word grew lighter, brighter, freer-
each open door has made the language gayer.
couplet
What it teaches
Words drift like crowds: a meaning can shift entirely and still keep the warmth it started with.
Quick facts
What does GAYER mean?
The comparative form of gay: more cheerful, brighter, or more homosexual.
Is GAYER a valid word?
Yes — GAYER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GAYER?
GAYER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does GAYER come from?
Comparative of 'gay', from Old French 'gai' (joyful, lively), of uncertain Germanic origin; the 'homosexual' sense became dominant in English through the 20th century.
What can GAYER teach us?
Words drift like crowds: a meaning can shift entirely and still keep the warmth it started with.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.