gayful
gayful adjective: full of gaiety or cheerfulness; cheery; gay; lively.
Adjective
gayful (comparative more gayful, superlative most gayful)
- Full of gaiety or cheerfulness; cheery; gay; lively.
- Although she read about the gayful events of the fifth volume of Hokke Sanju-ko, she was not able to regain self.1970, Senʼichi Hisamatsu, Murasaki Shikibu: The Greatest Lady Writer in Japanese Literature
- Nairobi is a very nice town and people are likeable and gayful.1986, Maktaba, volume 9, number 2
- Synonyms:
- gaysome
Examples of gayful in a sentence
- The guidebook says of it, 'It has a lively gayful atmosphere, with its cafes and esplanades always crowded with people.'1996, Sarah Lawson, A fado for my mother:
- Heidegger apparently was blind to the gayful, playful, frolicking, dancing aspects of Nietzsche's writings.2000, Ḥayim Gordon, Dwelling Poetically:
- “'Twas a gayful crowd and mighty strong That turned about to dance a song; [...]2011, Robert Tosei Osterman, From Chicago to Spinoza:
Synonyms of gayful
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Forms of gayful
| comparative | more gayful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gayful |
Origin of gayful
From gay + -ful.
Words formed from gayful
Words that rhyme with gayful
Questions about gayful
- What does gayful mean?
- Gayful means full of gaiety or cheerfulness; cheery; gay; lively.
- How do you use gayful in a sentence?
- The guidebook says of it, 'It has a lively gayful atmosphere, with its cafes and esplanades always crowded with people.'
- What part of speech is gayful?
- Gayful is an adjective.
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