homosexual
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
homosexual
- (of a person or animal) Possessing sexual and/or emotional attraction towards members of the same sex. Examples being a male androphile or a female gynephile. (Sometimes used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
- (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two people of the same gender-area; gay.
- My sister is currently in a homosexual relationship with a girl in her class.
- homosexual acts, a homosexual kiss
- Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
- (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex) gay, lesbian (used only of women), sodomite (archaic), homo (derogatory), faggot (derogatory)
- (involving or relating to homosexuals) gay, lesbian (used only of women), same-sex
- (intended for or used by homosexuals) gay, lesbian (used only of women)
- (community) LGBT
- (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex) heterosexual (hetero), straight, breeder
- (involving or relating to homosexuals) heterosexual (hetero)
- (intended for or used by homosexuals) heterosexual (hetero), straight
- French: homosexuel, homosexuelle
- German: homosexuell, schwul
- Italian: omosessuale
- Portuguese: homossexual
- Russian: гомосексуа́льный
- Spanish: homosexual
- Portuguese: homossexual, homo, gay
- Russian: гомосексуа́льный
- Portuguese: homossexual, homo, gay
- Russian: гомосексуа́льный
homosexual (plural homosexuals)
- A person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
- This section is divided into two tables, one containing synonyms that generally are not derogatory and one containing those that generally are. However, note that the non-derogatory terms can nonetheless be used derogatorily, and that some of the derogatory ones are often used humorously and non-derogatorily by gay people and others.
- gay (but see usage notes at gay)
- invert (dated psychological term)
- same-sexer
- company man
- Uranian (historical)
- lesbian
- sapphist
- bugger
- fruit (especially US)
- homo
- moffie (South African slang)
- queer
- fag (US slang)
- faggot (especially US)
- pole-smoker
- fairy
- flamer (especially US)
- nance, nancy, nancy boy
- pansy
- poofter
- queen
- pederast (chiefly if the partner is adolescent)
- sodomite (but see usage notes at sodomite)
- light in the loafers
- lesbo (used only of women)
- dyke
- muff-diver
- carpet muncher
- scissor sister
- French: homosexuel, homosexuelle, lesbienne
- German: Homosexueller, Homosexuelle
- Italian: omosessuale
- Portuguese: homossexual, homo, gay
- Russian: гомосексуали́ст
- Spanish: homosexual
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