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homosexual

/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/noun, adjective5 syllables

Homosexual means: sexually attracted to members of your own sex.

Synonyms for homosexual21

noun, as in someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

homophile, homo, gay

adjective, as in sexually attracted to members of your own sex

butch, gay, queer, homophile, homoerotic, lesbian, sapphic

also used for homosexual

same-sex, like that, similisexual, that way, This section is divided into two tables, one containing synonyms that generally are not derogatory and one containing those that generally are. However, note that the non-derogatory terms can nonetheless be used derogatorily, and that some of the derogatory ones are often used humorously and non-derogatorily by gay people and others, of either sex* gay, invert, same-sexer, only of men* company man, Uranian

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Opposites of homosexual

bisexual, heterosexual

What does homosexual mean?2

adjective

1

sexually attracted to members of your own sex

noun

1

someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with homosexual?1

6 syllables

heterosexual
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Homosexual in a sentence

  • Between ourselves, he seems to be a homosexual.unknown
  • Among wild ducks, it seems there are homosexual necrophiliacs.kotobaboke
  • Bonobos often use sexual behavior, sometimes homosexual, sometimes heterosexual, for social negotiation.papabear
  • Research has documented homosexual behavior in various animals.Nuel
  • The new law guarantees the same judicial and social rights to homosexual couples.shekitten
  • It was said that he had homosexual relations with two of his servants.Amastan
  • He's afraid of telling his parents that he's homosexual.Mateon1
  • I knew you were a repressed homosexual all along.Nuel

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Forms of homosexual

as a noun

plural
homosexuals