/lez"bee euhn/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to Lesbos.
2. ( usually l.c. ) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of female homosexuality.
3. ( usually l.c. ) erotic; sensual.
n.
4. an inhabitant of Lesbos.
5. ( usually l.c. ) a female homosexual.
[ 1595-1605; Lesbi ( us ) Lesbian ( Lésbios, equiv. to Lésb ( os ) LESBOS + -ios adj. suffix) + -AN; (defs. 2, 5) alluding to the poet Sappho of Lesbos, whose verse deals largely with her emotional relationships with other women ]