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gayness

noun
/ˈɡeɪ.nəs/

Etymology

From Middle English gaynesse, equivalent to gay + -ness.

  1. inherited from gaynesse

Definitions

  1. The state of being gay (colorful or festive)

    The state of being gay (colorful or festive); display or dressiness.

    • Let me ſpeak prowdly: Tell the Conſtable, ⁠/ We are but Warriors for the working-day: / Our Gayneſſe and our Gilt are all beſmyrcht / With raynie Marching in the painefull field.

  2. The state of being gay (cheerful)

    The state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety.

  3. The state of being gay (homosexual)

    The state of being gay (homosexual); homosexuality; demeanor stereotypically representative of it.

    • You cannot blame their gayness, their queerness, their homosexuality on sudden wealth.
    • I doubt very much that their "gay­ness" had any deep sexual roots. I think it was simply an exotic form of juvenile delinquency.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA