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Satisfied vs Gay - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between satisfied and gay

is that satisfied is past tense of satisfy while gay is to make happy or cheerful.

As adjectives the difference between satisfied and gay

is that satisfied is in a state of satisfaction while gay is happy, joyful, and lively.

As a proper noun Gay is

{{surname|A=An|English|from=nicknames}}, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.

As a noun gay is

a homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.

satisfied

English

Verb

(head)
  • (satisfy)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In a state of satisfaction.
    • I'm satisfied with what you have done for your homework, so you can watch television now.

    Synonyms

    * content * happy * pleased * See

    gay

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.
  • from the word gay, "joyful"; rare today.
  • . Also a shortened form of Gabriel, Gaylord and similar names, or transferred from the surname.
  • * 1992 , Unto the Sons , Ballantine Books 1993, ISBN 0804110336, page 15
    • - - - my father's father, Gaetano Talese ( whose name I inherited after my birth in 1932, in the anglicized from of "Gay "), was an atypically fearless traveler,
  • * 2004 , Bad Dirt , Fourth Estate, ISBN 0007196911, page 32
    • "Mr Gay Brawls. What a name."
    "It didn't use to mean what it means now. Plenty were named Gay'. Even in Nevada. Was old ' Gay Pitch had a gas station in Winnemucca. Nobody thought nothin about it and he raised a railroad car of kids.- - -

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