homosexuell — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bent adjective Curved, folded, or twisted out of its original straight shape.
- 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.
Senses
homosexuell is used for these senses in English:
- bent (derogatory, colloquial, chiefly, UK) Homosexual.
- gay (colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
- 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.
bent — full definition
- adjective Curved, folded, or twisted out of its original straight shape.
- adjective Corrupt or dishonest, especially describing an official.
- adjective Strongly determined to do something.
- noun A natural inclination, skill, or tendency.
Gay — full definition
- adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
- adj Happy, carefree, and full of fun (an older, still-used sense, especially in older writing).
- noun A homosexual person, especially a man.