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Homosexual

//ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
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.) formal
"No, it wouldn't make a difference if the applicant was homosexual."
2
Between two people of the same sex; gay. formal
"Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults."
3
Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc. dated
"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."

Adjective

1
sexually attracted to members of your own sex wordnet

Noun

1
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."
2
someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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