It was a sapphic night organised by a queer team.
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Sapphic
//ˈsæf.ɪk//
Synonyms for "sapphic" (55 found)
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Strong matches (17)
Related words (27)
idylliclesbianlyricalmannishmock heroicmock-heroicnarrativepastoralpervertedpierianpindaricpoeticpoetico-mysticalpoetico-mythologicalpoetico-philosophicpoetlikequeerrhapsodicrhapsodicalrhythmical
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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2 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- лесбийски adj (relating to lesbianism)
Finnish
3 entries- sapfinen adj (relating to lesbianism)
- sapfolainen adj (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)
- sapfolainen adj (relating to lesbianism)
French
2 entries- lesbien adj (relating to lesbianism)
- saphique adj (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)
German
1 entries- sapphisch adj (relating to lesbianism)
Hungarian
2 entries- szapphói adj (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)
- szapphói adj (relating to lesbianism)
Irish
2 entries- Safach adj (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)
- Safach adj (relating to lesbianism)
Italian
1 entries- saffico adj (relating to lesbianism)
Norwegian
1 entries- sapfisk adj (relating to lesbianism)
Russian
1 entries- лесби́йский adj (relating to lesbianism)
Spanish
2 entries- lesbio adj (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)
- sáfico adj (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry)
Swedish
1 entries- sapfisk adj (relating to lesbianism)
Sample sentences
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His Sapphics, on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne, are easy, elegant, and poetical.
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The first line (which goes by the name of Aristophanes) is a Sapphic without the initial trochees.
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"A real Sapphic," said Crane, dropping into a poetical tone, as an elocutionist does when he is hungry for an opportunity to recite a favorite sketch.
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