Gay

ga, a. Excited with delight; merry; gleeful; sprightly; jolly; jovial; having many or showy colors; di ipated; loose; lewd.— Gayety, Gaiety, ga'e-tl, «. State of being gay; merriment; acts or entertainments prompted by, or inspiring, merry delight, — used often in pi.; finery; show; jollity. — Gayly, Gaily, ga'lY, adv.