Homosexual

/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/

Synonyms for "homosexual" (77 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Noun(2 words)

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Strong matches (23)

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Adjective(2 words)

gayer gayest

Noun(3 words)

gayshistoric labelhomo

Related words (38)

homoerotic homophile homosexualist invert inverted kinky lesbian mannish nance nancy pansy pathic pederast pervert perverted punk queen queer sapphic sapphist

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sodomite swish transvestite tribade tribadistic

Adjective(5 words)

homophilelike thatqueer similisexualthat way

Verb(1 words)

inverts

Noun(7 words)

lesbianobsolete termpejorative labelqueer slur sodomites ssa

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

13 entries

derogatory termidentity individuallexical categorymortal personsexual orientationsexualitysocial categorysomebody someone soul terminology

More specific

5 entries

archaic termgaygay manlesbian slur

Collocations

7 entries

homosexual actshomosexual behaviorhomosexual communityhomosexual couplehomosexual identityhomosexual orientationhomosexual rights

Inflections

3 entries

homosexualsmore homosexualmost homosexual

Derivations

3 entries

homosexuality homosexualize homosexually

Antonyms

2 entries

bisexual heterosexual

similar

7 entries

butch gay homoerotic homophile lesbian queer sapphic

Translations

98 translations across 63 languages.

Ancient Greek

3 entries

βάταλος adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
κίναιδος adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
λάσταυρος adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Arabic

4 entries

شَاذّ جِنْسِيًّا adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
لُوطِيّ adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
مِثْلِيّ adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
مِثْلِيّ الْجِنْس adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Armenian

1 entries

միասեռական adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

homoseksual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Belarusian

2 entries

гамасексуа́льны adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
гомасексуа́льны adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Bulgarian

1 entries

хомосексуа́лен adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Catalan

1 entries

homosexual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Cebuano

2 entries

bakla adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
bayot adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

同性戀的 /同性恋的 adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
同性的 adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Coptic

1 entries

ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Czech

1 entries

homosexuální adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Danish

1 entries

homoseksuel adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Dutch

2 entries

homoseksueel adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
van de verkeerde kant adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Esperanto

2 entries

samseksama adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
samseksema adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Faroese

1 entries

samkyndur adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Finnish

2 entries

homo adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
homoseksuaalinen adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

French

2 entries

homosexuel adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
homosexuelle adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Galician

1 entries

homosexual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Georgian

1 entries

ჰომოსექსუალი adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

German

2 entries

homosexuell adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
schwul adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Greek

4 entries

γκέι adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
λεσβιακή adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
ομοφυλόφιλη adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
ομοφυλόφιλος adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Hebrew

1 entries

הוֹמוֹסֶקְסוּאָל adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Hindi

1 entries

समलैंगिक adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Hungarian

1 entries

homoszexuális adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Icelandic

1 entries

samkynhneigður adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Ido

1 entries

homeosexuala adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Indonesian

1 entries

homoseksual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Interlingua

1 entries

homosexual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Irish

2 entries

aerach adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
homaighnéasach adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Italian

1 entries

omosessuale adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Japanese

1 entries

同性愛者 adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Kazakh

1 entries

гомосексуалды adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Khmer

1 entries

ខ្ទើយ adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Ladino

1 entries

omoseksual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Lao

2 entries

ກະເທີຍ adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
ຮັກຮ່ວມເພດ adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Latin

4 entries

cinaedicus adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
cinaedus adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
draucus adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
homosexualis adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Latvian

1 entries

homoseksuāls adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Lithuanian

2 entries

homoseksuali adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
homoseksualus adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Malay

1 entries

homoseksual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Maltese

1 entries

omosesswali adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Marathi

1 entries

समलिंगी adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Māori

1 entries

takatāpui adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Norman

1 entries

homosexuel adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Norwegian

2 entries

homo adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
homoseksuell adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Occitan

1 entries

omosexual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Persian

1 entries

همجنسگرا adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Polish

1 entries

homoseksualny adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Portuguese

1 entries

homossexual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Romanian

1 entries

homosexual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Russian

1 entries

гомосексуа́льный adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Sanskrit

1 entries

समलिङ्गकामिन् adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

co-ghnèitheach adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
co-sheòrsach adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
gèidh adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

gej adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
homoseksualan adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
lezbo adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
геј adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Slovak

1 entries

homosexuálny adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Spanish

1 entries

homosexual adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Swahili

1 entries

shoga adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Swedish

1 entries

homosexuell adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Thai

3 entries

รักร่วมเพศ adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
ลักเพศ adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
แต๋ว adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Tigrinya

2 entries

ግብረ ሰዶማዊ adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
ግብረ ሰዶማዊት adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Turkish

2 entries

eş cinsel adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
homoseksüel adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Ukrainian

1 entries

гомосексуа́льний adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Vietnamese

2 entries

đồng tính adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)
đồng tính luyến ái adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Welsh

1 entries

cyfunrhywiol adj (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Between ourselves, he seems to be a homosexual.

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Among wild ducks, it seems there are homosexual necrophiliacs.

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I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict. I'm homosexual. I'm a genius.

Source: tatoeba (523993)

Bonobos often use sexual behavior, sometimes homosexual, sometimes heterosexual, for social negotiation.

Source: tatoeba (717597)

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