Difference between Gay and Merry

What is the difference between Gay and Merry?

Gay as an adjective is happy, joyful, and lively. while Merry as an adjective is jolly and full of high-spirits

Gay

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Happy, joyful, and lively. Festive, bright, or colourful. Homosexual. Characteristic of homosexual appearance or behavior (often in a stereotypical sense). Feminine in behavior, or, non-masculine, behaving in a way associated with females. Used to express dislike: Lame, uncool. Upright or curved over the back.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.

Example sentence: I've got quite a big gay following. I played a lesbian prostitute in the TV series 'Band Of Gold' but I think my following really grew when I played one in the film 'Imagine Me & You,' with Piper Perabo.

Merry

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Jolly and full of high-spiritsFestive and full of fun and laughterBriskhappy or showing enjoyment

Example sentence: When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect me from The fool as adversary, Whose mind to him a kingdom is Where reason lacks dominion, Who calls conviction prejudice And prejudice opinion.

We hope you now know whether to use Gay or Merry in your sentence.

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