schwul — meaning in English
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English meaning
- close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
- Gay adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
- heavy adj Having great weight; hard to lift or carry.
- homosexual adj Attracted romantically or sexually to people of the same sex.
- muggy adj Humid, or hot and humid.
- 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.
- sultry adjective Hot and humid, with heavy, still air.
Senses
schwul is used for these senses in English:
- gay (colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
- gay (slang, pejorative) Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid, burdensome, contemptible, generally bad.
- heavy (of weather) Hot and humid.
- 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.)
- queer (colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
- sultry (weather) Hot and humid; sweltering. [from late 16th c.]
close — full definition
- verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
- verb To bring something to an end.
- verb To stop operating, whether for the day or permanently.
- adj Near in distance, time, or relationship.
- adj Almost even or evenly matched.
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.