Plural of gay
regular plural
The plural of gay is gays.
Forms of gay
| Singular | gay /ɡeɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | gays /ɡeɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Gays in a sentence
- Yet that does not mean that the issues, concerns and attitudes of gays and lesbians in the workplace are not important.2003, Marilyn J. Davidson, Sandra L. Fielden, Individual Diversity and Psychology in Organizations, page 73
- Older gays and lesbians often relegate themselves to separate and unequal meeting places.2004, Betty Berzon, Permanent Partners: Building Gay & Lesbian Relationships That Last, page 20
- They don't allow Muslims and gays to join the club? That's racist!From the entry racist
- Wealthy gays were outraged by our tactics, homocrats accused us of being counterproductive.2018 September 24, Sarah Schulman, My American History: Lesbian and Gay Life During the Reagan and Bush Years, Routledge, →ISBN. From the entry homocrat
- The one-line chapter pitting gays with the abject mother of macho dismissal and scorn?2009, J. Neil C. Garcia, Philippine Gay Culture. From the entry gayless
Meaning of gay
- adjective Only possessing sexual and/or romantic attraction towards people one perceives to be the same sex or gender as oneself.
- adjective Of a man, only romantically and/or sexually attracted to other men.
- adjective Tending to partner or mate with other individuals of the same sex.
Questions about the plural of gay
- What is the plural of gay?
- The plural of gay is gays.
- Is gay countable?
- Gay is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gay (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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