adj
Meaning 1
Arousing a homosexual desire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
homoerotic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˌhoʊmoʊəˈɹɑtɪk/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhəʊməʊəˈɹɒtɪk/
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rhymes with -ɒtɪk
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to homosexual love or desire
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
homosexual
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
of or concerning homosexual love
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English homosexualbf. English homo- Proto-Indo-European *h1rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic English homoerotic From homo- + erotic.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: homoeròtic — arousing homosexual desire
- Finnish: homoeroottinen — arousing homosexual desire
- French: homoérotique — arousing homosexual desire
- Georgian: ჰომოეროტიკული (homoeroṭiḳuli) — arousing homosexual desire
- German: homoerotisch — arousing homosexual desire
- Irish: homa-earótach — arousing homosexual desire
- Portuguese: homoerótico — arousing homosexual desire
- Russian: гомоэроти́ческий (gomoerotíčeskij) — arousing homosexual desire
- Spanish: homoerótico — arousing homosexual desire
- Swedish: homoerotisk — arousing homosexual desire
- Finnish: homoeroottinen — pertaining to homosexuality
- French: homoérotique — pertaining to homosexuality
- Georgian: ჰომოეროტიკული (homoeroṭiḳuli) — pertaining to homosexuality
- German: homoerotisch — pertaining to homosexuality
- Irish: homa-earótach — pertaining to homosexuality
- Portuguese: homoerótico — pertaining to homosexuality
- Russian: гомоэроти́ческий (gomoerotíčeskij) — pertaining to homosexuality
- Spanish: homoerótico — pertaining to homosexuality
- Swedish: homoerotisk — pertaining to homosexuality