I. ˈlezbēən adjective
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Latin Lesbi us of Lesbos (from Greek Lesbios, from Lesbos, island in the Aegean Sea) + English -an
1. : of or relating to Lesbos (now Mytilene)
2.
[so called from the reputed sensuality of the Lesbian people and literature]
: highly sensual : erotic
lesbian novels
3.
[so called from the reputed homosexual band associated with Sappho fl ab 600 B.C. Greek lyric poet of Lesbos]
: of or relating to homosexual relations between females
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
1. : an Aeolic dialect of ancient Greek used in Lesbos
2. : a female homosexual