Gayless

adj, name

adj, name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking gaiety; gloomy; somber; drab

    "The brown burnt earth, / Of fruits and flowers and every verdure spoiled; / Barren and bare, a gayless, dreary waste, [...]"

  2. 2
    Without gay people.

    "What does she say about Perez's vision of a gayless utopia? The one-line chapter pitting gays with the abject mother of macho dismissal and scorn?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
blandbleakcheerlesscolourlesscomfortlessdark

Example

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"The brown burnt earth, / Of fruits and flowers and every verdure spoiled; / Barren and bare, a gayless, dreary waste, [...]"

Etymology

From gay + -less.

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