adjective · common

lesbian

lesb·i·an

lesbian · more lesbian · most lesbian

лесбійський

лесбийский, лесбиянский

lesbisch, Lesben-

Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partnersHomosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.

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/ˈlɛz.bi.ən/

» I like watching lesbian movies too.

Я теж люблю дивитися лесбійські фільми.

Meaning

4 senses

Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
Lesbian fans of the show were rooting for Jane and Amanda to get together.
Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
(broadly)Preferring primarily women as romantic or sexual partners.
lesbisch
Between two or more women; homosexual, gay.
a lesbian relationship / marriage / kiss
lesbisch
лесби́йскийlesbíjskij, лесбия́нскийlesbijánskij
лесбі́йськийlesbíjsʹkyj
of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman
(especially)Intended for lesbians.
We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.
Lesben-

Examples

100 sentences

I like watching lesbian movies too.
Я теж люблю дивитися лесбійські фільми. — deniko
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I don't get why girls aren't all lesbians.
Не розумію, чому не всі дівчата лесбіянки. — deniko
ruНе понимаю, почему не все девушки лесбиянки. — corvard
deIch verstehe nicht, warum nicht alle Mädchen lesbisch sind. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I don't get why not all girls are lesbians.
Не розумію, чому не всі дівчата лесбіянки. — deniko
ruНе понимаю, почему не все девушки лесбиянки. — corvard
deIch verstehe nicht, warum nicht alle Mädchen lesbisch sind. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I'm not a lesbian.
Я не лесбіянка. — deniko
ruЯ не лесбиянка. — Selena777
deIch bin nicht lesbisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Mary is a lesbian.
Мері лесбіянка. — deniko
ruМария - лесбиянка. — Selena777
deMaria ist lesbisch. — wolfgangth
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality:

Русский

By meaning 1

between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

of a woman: preferring women partners:

intended for lesbians:

Origin

From Latin Lesbiana, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + Latin adjective suffix -iana; by

From Latin Lesbiana, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + Latin adjective suffix -iana; by reference to Sappho of Lesbos (whence also sapphist, sapphic), known for her sentimental poems about women. This sense of the word may have been borrowed from, or influenced by, the German cognate lesbisch, where it is found in medical literature from the 1830s.

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Forms

more lesbian, most lesbian

Comparative	more lesbian Lesson
Superlative	most lesbian Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

between women, pertaining to women's homosexuality:gayB1 homosexual

of a woman: preferring women partners:dyke

Close in meaning

of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman:sapphic

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form