同性恋 — meaning in English
tóng xìng liàn
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English meaning
- homosexual adj Attracted romantically or sexually to people of the same sex.
- homosexuality noun Romantic or sexual attraction to people of one's own sex.
Senses
同性恋 is used for these senses in English:
- homosexual (of a person or other animal, formal, distancing, or, dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
- homosexual (typically, formal, distancing, or, dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
- homosexuality Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897]
- same-sex Of, relating to, or between homosexual men or women.
homosexual — full definition
- adj Attracted romantically or sexually to people of the same sex.
- noun A person who is attracted to people of the same sex.