English Explanatory Dictionary

homophile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Reacting only with homologous antigens.
  2. Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.
  3. Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement emphasizing love over sex.
noun
  1. An antibody that reacts only with homologous antigens.
  2. A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.

Word forms

homophile homophil homophiles

Etymology

From homo- + -phile.

Antonyms

heterophile heterophil

Related words

homophilia homophilic
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