Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex.
- noun A homosexual person; a gay man or a lesbian.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the same sex or to individuals of the same sex.
- Relating to homosexuality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a person or animal
Sexually attracted primarily to other members of thesame sex . Either a maleandrophile or a femalegynephile . Sometimes used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction. - adjective Pertaining to homosexuality, as a relationship, an attraction, a desire, etc.
- adjective Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a
nightclub , abar , etc. - noun A person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- adjective sexually attracted to members of your own sex
Etymologies
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Examples
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As I don't regularly hang around the gay community I also didn't realize that the term homosexual is now a perjorative description.
Barney Frank: Justice Scalia "makes it very clear that he's angry, frankly, about the existence of gay people." Ann Althouse 2009
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Any person considering making a valid challenge on these grounds would look up the actual study and learn how the term homosexual was defined in the cited study.
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When you look at the case he's really suing because the term homosexual is listed as a sin.
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Some people reject the term homosexual as an identity-label because they find it too clinical-sounding.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Another Word I Will Gladly Continue To Use: 2007
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Some people reject the term homosexual as an identity-label because they find it too clinical-sounding.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Another Word I Will Gladly Continue To Use: 2007
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I prefer the term homosexual as the more neutral term, which suggests neither acceptance nor condemnation of homosexuality.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Gay Marriage” or “Same-Sex Marriage”? 2007
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Put aside for a moment that the term homosexual as a noun is unacceptable, but "practicing"?
07/10/2007 2007
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The concept and even the term homosexual did not exist in biblical days and all references to being homosexual and gay were added in editions translated originally from Greek.
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The term homosexual does not distinguish between male and female homosexuals.
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Obviously, Average Joe hasn't heard of the term "homophile," and he probably uses the term "homosexual," indicating that the movement failed in the respect.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Katie Miller 2012
whichbe commented on the word homosexual
Term coined in 1869 by the Hungarian physician Karoly Maria Benkert.
May 7, 2008