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homosexual
CEFRC1
/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Sexually or romantically attracted to people of the same sex.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailBetween two people of the same sex; gay.
Examples
Among wild ducks, it seems there are homosexual necrophiliacs.
Between ourselves, he seems to be a homosexual.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/
- /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsIntended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
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.)
More examples
In contextMost western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.
No, it wouldn't make a difference if the applicant was homosexual.
[H]e said he had never noticed anything homosexual in himself.
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Origin
adjective
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.