homophile

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Adjective

homophile (not comparable)

1. (dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.
2. (chiefly, historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement.

Noun

homophile (plural homophiles)

1. (dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.

Translations

• French: homophile
• German: homophil
• Russian: гомофи́л

Related terms

• homophilia
• homophilic

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