I. ˌhō-mə-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl, -ˈsek-shəl adjective
Date: 1892
1. : of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex
2. : of, relating to, or involving sexual intercourse between persons of the same sex
• ho·mo·sex·u·al·ly adverb
II. noun
Date: 1892
: a homosexual person and especially a male