Definition
In a cheerful, happy, or carefree manner.
Etymology
From 'gay' (Middle English meaning happy or carefree, from Old French 'gai') + '-ly' (adverb suffix). The adjective 'gay' originally had no sexual connotation and simply meant joyful.
Kelly Says
Modern readers might not realize that Victorian and early 20th-century literature constantly uses 'gay' to mean happy—'the gay '90s' refers to the cheerful 1890s, a linguistic meaning shift that confuses students today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በ freude
be froi-de
ARالعربية
ب gaiety
bi gai-e-ti
BNবাংলা
উৎসাহিতভাবে
ut-sa-ha-it-bha-be
CSČeština
vesele
ve-se-le
DEDeutsch
fröhlich
froh-lich
ELΕλληνικά
χαρούμενα
ha-roo-me-na
ESEspañol
alegremente
a-le-gre-men-te
FAفارسی
با شادی
ba sha-di
FISuomi
iloisasti
i-loi-sa-sti
FRFrançais
gaiement
ga-e-man
HEעברית
ב gaiety
bi gai-e-ti
HIहिन्दी
खुशी से
khushi se
IDBahasa Indonesia
gembira
ge-mbira
ITItaliano
allegremente
a-le-gre-men-te
MSBahasa Melayu
gembira
ge-mbira
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကောင်း
seet-kawng
NLNederlands
vrolijk
vro-lijk
NONorsk
gledelig
gle-de-lig
PTPortuguês
alegremente
a-le-gre-men-te
RUРусский
весело
ve-se-lo
SVSvenska
gladsamt
glada-samt
SWKiswahili
furaha
fu-ra-ha
TAதமிழ்
சிறப்பாக
si-rap-pa-ka
TEతెలుగు
నవ్వుతూ
nav-v-thoo
TRTürkçe
neşeli bir şekilde
ne-se-li bir şe-kilde
UKУкраїнська
весело
ve-se-lo
URاردو
خوشحالی سے
khush-ha-li se
VITiếng Việt
hớn hở
ho-rn ho-re