Definitions for Homosexualˌhoʊ məˈsɛk ʃu əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ho•mo•sex•u•al*ˌhoʊ məˈsɛk ʃu əl(adj.)
attracted sexually to members of one's own sex.
Category: Medicine
of or pertaining to homosexuality.
Category: Medicine
(n.)a homosexual person.
Category: Medicine
* Usage: See gay.
Origin of homosexual:
1890–95
Princeton's WordNet
homosexual, homophile, homo, gay(adj)
someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
homosexual(adj)
sexually attracted to members of your own sex
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
homosexual(adjective)ˌhoʊ məˈsɛk ʃu əl
attracted to people of the same sex as yourself
a homosexual relationship
homosexual(noun)ˌhoʊ məˈsɛk ʃu əl
sb who is homosexual
Wiktionary
homosexual(Noun)
A person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
homosexual(Adjective)
Sexually attracted solely or primarily to other members of the same sex.
homosexual(Adjective)
Pertaining to homosexuality, as a relationship, an attraction, a desire, etc.
homosexual(Adjective)
Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
Translations for Homosexual
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
homosexual(noun)
(a person, especially a man, who is) sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
- homoseksueelAfrikaans

- لوّاطArabic

- хомосексуалистBulgarian

- homossexualPortuguese (BR)

- homosexuál; homosexuálníCzech

- homosexuellGerman

- homoseksuelDanish

- ομοφυλόφιλοςGreek

- homosexualSpanish

- homoseksuaalEstonian

- هم جنس گراFarsi

- homoseksuaaliFinnish

- homosexuel/-elleFrench

- הוֹמוֹסֶקסוּאָלHebrew

- समलैंगिकHindi

- homoseksualacCroatian

- homoszexuálisHungarian

- homoseksualIndonesian

- samkynhneigðurIcelandic

- omosessualeItalian

- 同性愛の (人)Japanese

- 동성애자의Korean

- homoseksualistasLithuanian

- homoseksuāls; homoseksuālistsLatvian

- homoseksualMalay

- homosexueelDutch

- homoseksuell, homofilNorwegian

- homoseksualistaPolish

- هم جنس گراPersian

- هم جنسه مقاربت کوونکیPashto

- homossexualPortuguese

- homosexualRomanian

- гомосексуалистRussian

- homosexuálSlovak

- homoseksualecSlovenian

- homoseksualacSerbian

- homosexuell [person]Swedish

- (คน) รักร่วมเพศThai

- homoseksüel, eşcinsel (kişi)Turkish

- 同性戀者Chinese (Trad.)

- гомосексуалістUkrainian

- ہم جنس پرستUrdu

- người đồng tính luyến áiVietnamese

- 同性恋者Chinese (Simp.)

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