Defn of gay_1 adjective Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictnary. Meang, pronunciatn, picture, example sentenc, grammar, age not, synonyms and more.
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The meang of HOMOSEXUALITY is sexual or romantic attractn to others of one's same sex : the qualy or state of beg gay. Usage of Homosexualy: Usage Gui * homosexuality oxford dictionary meaning *
nounNAmE//ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuəl//jump to other rultsa person, ually a man, who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex a practicg homosexual pare bisexual, gay, heterosexual, lbian.
Homosexual adjectivejump to other rults a homosexual act/relatnship homosexualyjump to other rultsNAmE//ˌhoʊməˌsɛkʃuˈælət̮i// noun [ununtable]See homosexual the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictnary. There are five meangs listed OED's entry for the word homosexual. See ‘Meang & e’ for fns, age, and quotatn evince.About 10occurrenc per ln words morn wrten English The earlit known e of the word homosexual is the 1890s.OED's earlit evince for homosexual is om 1891, the wrg of John Addgton Symonds, wrer and advote of sexual reform.homosexual is formed wh English, by poundg; origally molled on a German lexil em.Etymons: homo- b.
* homosexuality oxford dictionary meaning *
Form, sexual adj.Nearby entriHomoptera, n.1826–homopteran, n.1842–homopteran, n.1909–homoptero, adj.1826–homanic, adj.1854–homoromantic, adj. & n.1987–Homo sapiens, n.1774–homoscedastic, adj.1905–homosex, n.1966–homosex, adj.1913–homosexual, adj.
& n.1891–homosexualism, n.1903–homosexualist, n.