transvestism
The condition of being a transvestiteThe condition of being a transvestite.
» She made two movies on the cultural history of transvestism.
Sie hat zwei Filme über die Kulturgeschichte der Travestie gedreht.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)The condition of being a transvestite.
Transvestitismus
трансвести́змtransvestízm
трансвести́змtransvestýzm
(uncountable, usually)A paraphilia typically found in heterosexual males characterized by compulsively seeking and deriving sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment.
(dated, uncountable, usually)Sexual mimicry
- the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
Examples
1 sentencesShe made two movies on the cultural history of transvestism.
deSie hat zwei Filme über die Kulturgeschichte der Travestie gedreht.
Translations
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Forms
plural: transvestisms| Singular | transvestism |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex:transvestitismcross dressing
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable