homosexuality
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to…The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
» Sami secretly struggled with his homosexuality.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
(uncountable)Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males.
Homosexualität
гомосексуа́льностьgomosɛksuálʹnostʹ, гомосексуали́змgomosɛksualízm
гомосексуа́льністьhomoseksuálʹnistʹ, гомосексуалі́змhomoseksualízm
Examples
39 sentencesSami secretly struggled with his homosexuality.
Netflix shoehorns homosexuality into every show.
Tom has a prejudice against homosexuality.
It's clear that homosexuality is immoral.
Sami has been struggling with his homosexuality.
Translations
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Origin
From homosexual + -ity, equivalent to homo- + sexuality and after the model of German HomoFrom homosexual + -ity, equivalent to homo- + sexuality and after the model of German Homosexualität, coined by journalist Karl Maria Kertbeny in 1869, and French homosexualité, attested in 1891.
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex:homosexualismhomoeroticismqueernessgayness
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable