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Homosexual
English
Adjective
homosexual
- Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex.
Noun
homosexual
- A person who, or, less commonly, an animal that, is homosexual; that is, attracted to others of the same sex.
Usage note
- Homosexual women are also known as lesbians, a term preferred by many of them. As homosexual applies to people of either sex, the expression homosexuals and lesbians is a pleonasm and is best replaced by homosexuals or lesbians alone as appropriate.
Synonyms
Translations
- Bulgarian: хомосексуалист m, гей m
- Chinese: 同性恋
- Dutch: homoseksueel m, homo m
- Esperanto: samseksemo
- Finnish: homoseksuaali , homoseksualisti
- French: homosexuel m, homosexuelle f
- German: Homosexueller m, Homosexuelle f
- Italian: omosessuale
- Latin: homosexualis
- Polish: homoseksualista m
- Portuguese: homossexual
- Spanish: homosexual
- Swedish: homosexuell c, homo c
- Arabic: شاذ
Adjective
homosexual
- Sexually attracted only to other members of the same sex.
Translations
- Bulgarian: хомосексуален m
- Dutch: homoseksueel
- Esperanto: samseksema
- Finnish: homoseksuaalinen
- French: homosexuel m, homosexuelle f
- German: homosexuell
- Italian: omosessuale m & f
- Latin: homosexualis
- Polish: homoseksualny m
- Portuguese: homossexual
- Swedish: homosexuell
Synonyms
Usage notes
- Many homosexual people prefer to be referred to by the adjective (and noun) gay.
- Many female homosexuals prefer to be referred to as lesbian.
- Many people now avoid using homosexual because of the emphasis this term places on sexuality. Indeed, the words gay and lesbian, which stress cultural and social matters over sex, are frequently better choices. Homosexual is most objectionable when used as a noun; here gay man and gay woman or lesbian and their plural forms are called for. It is generally unobjectionable when used adjectivally, as in a homosexual relationship, although gay, lesbian, or same-sex are also available for adjectival use.
Romanian
Homosexual (same as in english, but different pronunciation).
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