HOMOSEXUAL


Meaning of HOMOSEXUAL in English

ho ‧ mo ‧ sex ‧ u ‧ al /ˌhəʊməˈsekʃuəl, ˌhɒmə- $ ˌhoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective formal

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ sex , ↑ sexism , ↑ sexist , ↑ sexuality , ↑ sexiness , ↑ bisexual , ↑ bisexuality , ↑ homosexual , ↑ homosexuality ; adjective : ↑ sexist , ↑ sexual , ↑ bisexual , ↑ homosexual , ↑ sexy , ↑ sexless ; adverb : ↑ sexually , ↑ sexily ; verb : ↑ sex ]

if someone, especially a man, is homosexual, they are sexually attracted to people of the same sex SYN gay ⇨ heterosexual , bisexual :

Ruth’s brother was homosexual.

homosexual men

a homosexual relationship

—homosexual noun [countable]

—homosexuality /ˌhəʊməsekʃuˈæləti, ˌhəʊməsekʃuˈælɪti, ˌhɒ- $ ˌhoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.