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Homosexueller — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Gay adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
  • homosexual adj Attracted romantically or sexually to people of the same sex.
  • queer adj Relating to a sexual orientation or gender identity that isn't exclusively heterosexual or cisgender; used both as a reclaimed identity term and, historically, as a slur.

Senses

Homosexueller is used for these senses in English:

  • gay (now, _, chiefly, in plural) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
  • 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.

Gay — full definition

  1. adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
  2. adj Happy, carefree, and full of fun (an older, still-used sense, especially in older writing).
  3. noun A homosexual person, especially a man.

homosexual — full definition

  1. adj Attracted romantically or sexually to people of the same sex.
  2. noun A person who is attracted to people of the same sex.

Related German words