adjective · rare

homosexual

ho·mo·sex·ual

homosexual · more homosexual · most homosexual

гомосексуальний

гомосексуальный

schwul, homosexuell

Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who…Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to other men or a woman who is attracted to other women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)

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/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/

» There are no homosexuals in this country.

In diesem Lande gibt es keine Homosexuellen.

В этой стране нет гомосексуалов.

В этой стране нет гомосексуалистов.

У цій країні немає гомосексуалістів.

Meaning

3 senses

(formal)Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to other men or a woman who is attracted to other women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
No, it wouldn't make a difference if the applicant was homosexual.
homosexuell, schwul
гомосексуа́льныйgomosɛksuálʹnyj
гомосексуа́льнийhomoseksuálʹnyj
sexually attracted to members of your own sex
(formal)Between two people of the same sex; gay.
Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.
(dated)Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
гомосексуа́льныйgomosɛksuálʹnyj, гомосексуа́льныйgomosɛksuálʹnyj

Examples

62 sentences

There are no homosexuals in this country.
У цій країні немає гомосексуалістів.
ruВ этой стране нет гомосексуалов.
deIn diesem Lande gibt es keine Homosexuellen.
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One of the seven dwarfs is homosexual.
Один із семи гномів - гомосексуаліст.
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One of the seven dwarves is homosexual.
Один із семи гномів - гомосексуаліст.
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There are no homosexuals here.
Тут немає гомосексуалістів.
ruЗдесь нет гомосексуалов.
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Maria is aromantic and homosexual.
Марія аромантична і гомосексуальна.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex:

Русский

By meaning 1

sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex:

Origin

Borrowed from German homosexual, from homo- (“same”) + sexual (“relating to sex or sexuali

Borrowed from German homosexual, from homo- (“same”) + sexual (“relating to sex or sexuality”), coined by Karl Maria Kertbeny in 1868, and popularized in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis (2nd ed. 1887, in German) and Charles Gilbert Chaddock's 1892 English translation thereof (compare bisexual), displacing the slightly older term Uranian. Equivalent to homo- + -sexual.

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