HOMOSEXUAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does homosexual mean? 

• HOMOSEXUAL (noun)
  The noun HOMOSEXUAL has 1 sense:

1. someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

  Familiarity information: HOMOSEXUAL used as a noun is very rare.

• HOMOSEXUAL (adjective)
  The adjective HOMOSEXUAL has 1 sense:

1. sexually attracted to members of your own sex

  Familiarity information: HOMOSEXUAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOMOSEXUAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

gay; homo; homophile; homosexual

Hypernyms ("homosexual" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "homosexual"):

closet queen (a negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation)

fag; faggot; fagot; fairy; nance; pansy; poof; poove; pouf; queen; queer (offensive term for a homosexual man)

gay woman; lesbian; tribade (a female homosexual)

Derivation:

homosexual (sexually attracted to members of your own sex)

• HOMOSEXUAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sexually attracted to members of your own sex

Similar:

butch ((of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance)

gay; homophile; queer (homosexual or arousing homosexual desires)

homoerotic (of or concerning homosexual love)

lesbian; sapphic (of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman)

Attribute:

sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)

Antonym:

bisexual (sexually attracted to both sexes)

heterosexual (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex)

Derivation:

homosexual (someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex)

homosexuality (a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex)

 Context examples 

AIDS related research with a minimum of 20% (or $100,000) relevance to individuals of homosexual orientation

(AIDS, Homosexual, NCI Thesaurus)