of lesbianism, of female homosexuality
female homosexual, woman who is sexually attracted to other women
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Lesbian Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOf or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago.
lesbian
\les"bi*an\ (l&ebreve;s"b&ibreve;*an), a. of or pertaining to the island anciently called lesbos, now mitylene, in the grecian archipelago.
lesbian
\les"bi*an\, a. amatory; erotic; -- in allusion to the reputed sensuality of the lesbian people and literature; as, lesbian novels.
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lesbian love
Noun
1. a resident of Lesbos
(hypernym) Greek, Hellene
(hyponym) Alcaeus
(member-holonym) Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene
Noun
1. a female homosexual
(synonym) tribade, gay woman
(hypernym) homosexual, homo, gay
(hyponym) butch, dike, dyke
Adjective
1. of female homosexuality
(synonym) sapphic
(similar) homosexual
Lesbian Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an adjective, to describe characteristics of an object or activity related to female same-sex desire.
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Lesbian Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Lesbian Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Female homosexual. The name "lesbian" comes from the Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegian Sea where in antiquity the women were said to be homosexual. The poet Sappho who lived on Lesbos (circa 600 BC) was a lesbian in both geographic location and sexual orientation.
Term commonly used to describe women who have sex with women.
