homosexuality (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *homosexuality*:
NOUN	act	homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, queerness, gayness	a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

homosexuality > pronunciation
Sounds	hhow.mowseh.kshahwae'lahtiy
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *homosexuality*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex.
Synonyms	homosexualism, homoeroticism, queerness, gayness
Narrower	inversion, sexual inversion	A term formerly used to mean / mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
	lesbianism, sapphism	female homosexuality
	pederasty, paederasty	sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)
Broader	sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity	Activities associated with sexual intercourse
Spanish	homosexualidad
Catalan	homosexualitat
Adjectives	homosexual	sexually attracted to members of your own sex

HyperDic: homosexuality