gayness/ˈɡeɪ.nəs/EtymologyFrom Middle English gaynesse, equivalent to gay + -ness.gayness means the state of being gay (colorful or festive); display or dressiness. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.nounThe state of being gay (colorful or festive); display or dressiness.“And truly, at a short butt, which some men doth use, the peacock feather doth seldom keep up the shaft either right or level, it is so rough and heavy ; so that many men, which have taken them up for gayness, hath laid them down again for profit:”The state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety.The state of being gay (homosexual); homosexuality; demeanor stereotypically representative of it.“You cannot blame their gayness, their queerness, their homosexuality on sudden wealth.”