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
- Homosexuality was decriminalized.
- It was the period of homosexual outage.
- The theme is adultery and homosexuality.
- The adjustment of the male overt homosexual.
- He is accused of the persecution of homosexuals.
- Homosexuality is a strong undertone of the novel.
- At the time, the homosexual age of consent was 21.
- He is the leader of the underground homosexual rebellion.
- Homosexual sex was legalised and the age of consent equalized in 1991.
- In Britain, it refers to an overtly feminate, foppish homosexual male.
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