homoeroticism

homoeroticism
noun
a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
• Derivationally related forms: ↑gay (for: ↑gayness), ↑queer (for: ↑queerness), ↑homoerotic, ↑homosexual (for: ↑homosexuality)
• Hypernyms: ↑sexual activity, ↑sexual practice, ↑sex, ↑sex activity
• Hyponyms: ↑inversion, ↑sexual inversion, ↑lesbianism, ↑sapphism, ↑pederasty, ↑paederasty

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—homoerotic /hoh'moh i rot"ik/, adj.
/hoh'moh i rot"euh siz'euhm/, n.
a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
Also, homoerotism /hoh'moh er"euh tiz'euhm/.
[1915-20; HOMO- + EROTICISM]

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homoerotˈicism or homoerotˈism noun
Orientation of the libido towards someone of the same sex
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Main Entry: ↑homo-

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homoeroticism noun [uncountable]
Thesaurus: sexual orientationhyponym offensive words for homosexual peoplesynonym
Main entry: homoerotic

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