English Explanatory Dictionary

lesbian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
  2. Preferring primarily women as romantic or sexual partners.
  3. Between two or more women; homosexual, gay.
  4. Intended for lesbians.
  5. Alternative letter-case form of Lesbian (“of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos”).
noun
  1. A homosexual woman, one who is exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women.
  2. A female animal that performs courtship, pairing or mating behavior with other female animals.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Lesbian (“native or inhabitant of Lesbos.”).
verb
  1. To (cause to) take part in lesbian sex, or other lesbian activity.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Lesbos.
  2. The variety of Aeolic Greek spoken on Lesbos from about 800 to 300 b.c., best known from the writings of Sappho and Alcaeus of Mytilene.
  3. A sweet, mild wine made on Lesbos in ancient times.
  4. Alternative letter-case form of lesbian (“gay woman”).
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Lesbian variety of Aeolic Greek.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of lesbian (“of women: gay”).
  4. Amatory; erotic.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛz.bi.ən/ En-us-lesbian.wav

Word forms

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Etymology

From Latin Lesbiana, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + Latin adjective suffix -iana; by reference to Sappho of Lesbos (whence also sapphist, sapphic), known for her sentimental poems about women. This sense of the word may have been borrowed from, or influenced by, the German cognate lesbisch, where it is found in medical literature from the 1830s.

Synonyms

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Related words

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Derived words

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