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lesbian

[lez-bee-uhn]

noun

    1. a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women; a gay woman.

    2. a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to other women; a gay woman.

  1. Lesbian, an inhabitant of the island of Lesbos.



adjective

    1. of, relating to, or being a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of her own sex or gender.

    2. of, relating to, or being a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to people of her own sex or gender.

  1. Sometimes Lesbian erotic; sensual

  2. Lesbian, of or relating to Lesbos.

lesbian

1

/ ˈɛɪə /

noun

  1. a female homosexual

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of lesbians

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Lesbian

2

/ ˈɛɪə /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Lesbos

  2. the Aeolic dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Lesbos

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adjective

  1. of or relating to Lesbos

  2. of or relating to the poetry of Lesbos, esp that of Sappho

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lesbian

  1. A homosexual woman. (See also gay.)

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Usage

What's the difference between lesbian and Sapphic? See gay ( def. ).
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lesbian1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin Lesbi(us) “Lesbian” (from Greek éDz, equivalent to é(Dz) “Lesbos” ( Lesbos ) + -ios adjective suffix) + -an; lesbian defs. 1, 3 allude to the poet Sappho of Lesbos, whose verse deals largely with her emotional relationships with other women
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lesbian1

C19: from the homosexuality attributed to Sappho
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Example Sentences

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“Something in the Water” dares to ask the bold question no other shark movie has asked: “What if a shark attacked you and you were also a lesbian?”

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A Buddhist, a Democrat, a feminist and a lesbian transgender woman, Kaemmerer busted stereotypes of what a firefighter was.

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The ruling revives a discrimination lawsuit brought by Marlean Ames, an Ohio woman who said she was demoted and discriminated against by a lesbian who became her supervisor.

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This year, in a rare twist, the #PRIDE scale seems to be moving a bit on the side that holds lesbian and lesbian coded content.

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Days later, she said, “I think I’ve always told myself I’m a lesbian. But I think being here, I’ve realized, ‘Oh no, I’m not a lesbian.

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