HOW TO PRONOUNCE
homosexual
/ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃʌwəl/
Press play to hear how to pronounce homosexual.
American Pronunciation Guide · 0:28
Watch on YouTube ↗
Watch on YouTube ↗
What does homosexual mean?
adjective
- Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to other men or a woman who is attracted to other women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
- Between two people of the same sex; gay.
noun
- A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- (dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0
IPA pronunciation
/ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃʌwəl/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
But, the theory continues, the conscious personality is the socialized personality, having aims and ends not consistent with desire for mother, homosexual cravings, lust for a married man or woman.
There are also on record instances of homosexual fetichism, a type of disgusting inversion of the sexual instinct, which, however, it is not in the province of this work to discuss.