gay vs somebody

somebody vs gay

gay and somebody both are nouns.

gay is an adjective but somebody is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gay	Yes	Yes	No	No
somebody	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, somebody is a hypernym of gay; that is, somebody is a word with a broader meaning than gay:

gay: someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
somebody: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

Other hypernyms of gay include individual, mortal, person, someone, soul.

gay (noun)	somebody (noun)
someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex	a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

gay (adjective)	somebody (adjective)
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
brightly colored and showy
homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
given to social pleasures often including dissipation
offering fun and gaiety
full of or showing high-spirited merriment

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