homosexual
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homosexual
- /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ UK
- /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ UK
- /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ UK
- /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ UK
- /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/ US
- /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɛkʃuəl, -ɛkʃuːəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German homosexual, from homo- (“same”) + sexual (“relating to sex or sexuality”), coined by Karl Maria Kertbeny in 1868, and popularized in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis (2nd ed. 1887, in German) and Charles Gilbert Chaddock's 1892 English translation thereof (compare bisexual), displacing the slightly older term Uranian. Equivalent to homo- + -sexual.
adjective more homosexual · most homosexual
- Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to other men or a woman who is attracted to other women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.) No, it wouldn't make a difference if the applicant was homosexual.
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Between two people of the same sex; gay.
Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.
Similar: same-sex
- Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc. A petition drive to close all homosexual establishments in response to an assumed general AIDS contagion was begun in late October, according to The Weekly News of Miami.
Similar: homophile, homosexual, like that, queer, similisexual, that way · Opposite: heterosexual, straight, hetero
noun homosexuals
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A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
It must not be understood that homosexuality is confined to women. Relationships of this type exist also among men, and in taki-taki are to be found words which are specific designations for male homosexuals, who are termed hantimąn, or awɛge.
Similar: This section is divided into two tables, one containing synonyms that generally are not derogatory and one containing tho, note that the non-derogatory terms can nonetheless be used derogatorily, and that some of the derogatory ones are often used humorously and non-derogator, of either sex* gay, invert, queer, same-sexer, only of men* company man, Uranian, only of women* lesbian, sapphist
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: homophile, homo, homoerotic, butch, lesbian, transvestite, sapphic, transvestic, transsexual, pederastic, paederastic, queer, gay, tribadistic, achillean, wlw
adjective
Similar: homophile, homosexual, like that, queer, similisexual, that way · Opposite: heterosexual, straight, hetero
Translations
Every language
adj sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex
| Español | homosexual |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 同性愛者 dōseiaisha |
| 中文 | 同性戀的 /同性恋的 tóngxìngliàn de, 同性的 tóngxìng de |
| हिन्दी | समलैंगिक samlaiṅgik |
| Kiswahili | shoga |
| Português | homossexual |
| Français | homosexuel, homosexuelle |
| Deutsch | homosexuell, schwul |
| Italiano | omosessuale |
| Ελληνικά | ομοφυλόφιλος omofylófilos, ομοφυλόφιλη omofylófili, γκέι gkéi, λεσβιακή lesviakí |
| Română | homosexual |
| Русский | гомосексуа́льный gomosɛksuálʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng tính, đồng tính luyến ái |
| العربية | مِثْلِيّ الْجِنْس miṯliyy al-jins, مِثْلِيّ miṯliyy, شَاذّ جِنْسِيًّا šāḏḏ jinsiyyan, لُوطِيّ lūṭiyy |
| עברית | הוֹמוֹסֶקְסוּאָל homoseksuál |
adj involving or relating to homosexuals
| 中文 | 同性戀的 /同性恋的 tóngxìngliàn de, 同性的 tóngxìng de |
|---|---|
| Português | homossexual, homo, gay |
| Ελληνικά | ομοφυλόφιλος omofylófilos, γκέι gkéi |
| Русский | гомосексуа́льный gomosɛksuálʹnyj |
| العربية | مِثْليّ, مِثْليّ الجنس |
adj intended for or used by homosexuals
| 中文 | 同性戀的 /同性恋的 tóngxìngliàn de, 同性的 tóngxìng de |
|---|---|
| Português | homossexual, homo, gay |
| Ελληνικά | ομοφυλόφιλος omofylófilos, γκέι gkéi |
| Русский | гомосексуа́льный gomosɛksuálʹnyj |
| العربية | مِثليّ الجِنس |
noun person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex
| Español | homosexual, rosquete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동성애자 dongseong'aeja, 게이 gei |
| 日本語 | 同性愛者 dōseiaisha, ゲイ gei, ホモセクシャル homosekusharu, レス resu |
| 中文 | 同性戀者 /同性恋者 tóngxìngliànzhě |
| Kiswahili | shoga |
| Português | homossexual, homo, gay |
| Français | homosexuel, homosexuelle, lesbienne |
| Deutsch | Homosexueller, Homosexuelle |
| Italiano | omosessuale |
| Ελληνικά | ομοφυλόφιλος omofylófilos, γκέι gkéi, λεσβία lesvía |
| Română | homosexual |
| Русский | гомосексуали́ст gomosɛksualíst, гомосексуа́л gomosɛksuál, гей gej, гомосе́к gomosék, гомосе́к gomosɛ́k, го́мик gómik |
| Tiếng Việt | giao hợp với người đồng tính |
| العربية | مِثْلِيّ miṯliyy, لُوطِيّ lūṭiyy, شَاذّ جِنْسِيًا šāḏḏ jinsiyan |
| עברית | הוֹמוֹסֶקסוּאָל homoseksual |
Talk about this word "homosexual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homosexual. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. homosexual. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homosexual "homosexual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homosexual.Cite this
@misc{homosexual_2026,
title = {homosexual},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homosexual},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
