Homosexual

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage note 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Translations 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Usage notes 2 Romanian

English

Noun

homosexual

1. A person who, or, less commonly, an animal that, is homosexual; that is, attracted to others of the same sex.

Usage note

• Homosexual women are also known as lesbians, a term preferred by many of them. As homosexual applies to people of either sex, the expression homosexuals and lesbians is a pleonasm and is best replaced by homosexuals or lesbians alone as appropriate.

Synonyms

• gay
• lesbian (used only of women)

Translations

• Bulgarian: хомосексуалист m, гей m
• Chinese: 同性恋
• Dutch: homoseksueel m, homo m
• Esperanto: samseksemo
• Finnish: homoseksuaali, homoseksualisti
• French: homosexuel m, homosexuelle f
• German: Homosexueller m, Homosexuelle f
• Italian: omosessuale
• Latin: homosexualis
• Polish: homoseksualista m
• Spanish: homosexual
• Swedish: homosexuell c, homo c

Adjective

homosexual

1. Sexually attracted only to other members of the same sex.

Translations

• Bulgarian: хомосексуален m
• Dutch: homoseksueel
• Esperanto: samseksema
• Finnish: homoseksuaalinen
• French: homosexuel m, homosexuelle f
• German: homosexuell
• Italian: omosessuale m & f
• Latin: homosexualis
• Polish: homoseksualny m
• Swedish: homosexuell

Synonyms

• gay
• lesbian (used only of women)

Usage notes

• Many homosexual people prefer to be referred to by the adjective (and noun) gay.
• Many female homosexuals prefer to be referred to as lesbian.

Romanian

Homosexual (same as in english, but different pronunciation).