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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "gay",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "sexually or romantically attracted to people of the same sex",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "gay men/women"
},
{
"text": "a gay actor/politician/activist"
},
{
"text": "She's gay."
}
],
"topics": ["People in society"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "sound"],
"adverb": ["openly"],
"phrases": ["gay and lesbian"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "connected with people who are gay",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **gay club/bar**"
},
{
"text": "the lesbian and gay community"
},
{
"text": "the gay and lesbian section in the bookstore"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "sound"],
"adverb": ["openly"],
"phrases": ["gay and lesbian"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "(used especially by young people) an offensive way to describe something you find boring, stupid or not attractive",
"labels": "(slang, disapproving, offensive)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "happy and full of fun",
"labels": "(old-fashioned)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "gay laughter"
},
{
"text": "She felt lighthearted and gay."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "brightly coloured",
"labels": "(old-fashioned)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The garden was gay with red geraniums."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "without thinking about the results or effects of a particular action",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɡeɪ/",
"audio": "ga/gay/gay__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɡeɪ/",
"audio": "ga/gay/gay__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (in sense (4)): from Old French gai, of unknown origin."
}