homosexual

IPA: hoʊmoʊsˈɛkʃʌwʌɫ

noun

  • (typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.

adjective

  • (of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) 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.)
  • (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.
  • (dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
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Examples of "homosexual" in Sentences

  • The term homosexual does not distinguish between male and female homosexuals.
  • When you look at the case he's really suing because the term homosexual is listed as a sin.
  • Put aside for a moment that the term homosexual as a noun is unacceptable, but "practicing"?
  • Some people reject the term homosexual as an identity-label because they find it too clinical-sounding.
  • I prefer the term homosexual as the more neutral term, which suggests neither acceptance nor condemnation of homosexuality.
  • As I don't regularly hang around the gay community I also didn't realize that the term homosexual is now a perjorative description.
  • Obviously, Average Joe hasn't heard of the term "homophile," and he probably uses the term "homosexual," indicating that the movement failed in the respect.
  • Any person considering making a valid challenge on these grounds would look up the actual study and learn how the term homosexual was defined in the cited study.
  • The concept and even the term homosexual did not exist in biblical days and all references to being homosexual and gay were added in editions translated originally from Greek.

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