2. Amatory; erotic; -- in allusion to the reputed sensuality
of the Lesbian people and literature; as, Lesbian novels.
[archaic]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. homosexual; -- applied to female homosexuals. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lesbian — LESBIÁN, Ă, lesbieni, e, subst., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană care face parte din populaţia de bază a insulei Lesbos sau este originară de acolo. 2. adj. Care aparţine Lesbosului sau populaţiei lui, privitor la Lesbos sau la populaţia lui. 3. s.f … Dicționar Român
lesbian — (adj.) 1590s, pertaining to the island of Lesbos, from L. Lesbius, from Gk. lesbios of Lesbos, Greek island in northeastern Aegean Sea (the name originally may have meant wooded ), home of Sappho, great lyric poet whose erotic and romantic verse… … Etymology dictionary
Lesbian — Les bi*an (l[e^]z b[i^]*an), n. a female homosexual. Syn: dyke[vulgar, deprecatory]. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lesbian — ► NOUN ▪ a homosexual woman. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ referring to lesbians or lesbianism. DERIVATIVES lesbianism noun. ORIGIN from Lesbos, Greek island and home of Sappho (early 7th century BC), who expressed affection for women in her poetry … English terms dictionary
lesbian — [lez′bē ən] adj. [L Lesbius < Gr Lesbios] 1. [L ] of Lesbos or its people or cultureof Lesbos or its people or culture 2. [from the eroticism or homosexuality attributed to Sappho and her followers in Lesbos] [sometimes L ] a) of homosexuality … English World dictionary
Lesbian — This article is about the sexual orientation. For other uses, see Lesbian (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
lesbian — 01. Diane has been in a [lesbian] relationship with her partner for three years. 02. Rachel was married for a number of years before realizing she was, in fact, a [lesbian]. 03. [Lesbian] couples and gay couples have the same rights and… … Grammatical examples in English
lesbian — [[t]le̱zbiən[/t]] ♦♦♦ lesbians 1) ADJ Lesbian is used to describe homosexual women. Many of her best friends were lesbian. N COUNT A lesbian is a woman who is lesbian. ...a youth group for lesbians, gays and bisexuals. 2) ADJ Lesbian is used to… … English dictionary
lesbian — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ butch ▪ femme, lipstick ▪ out ▪ She s an out lesbian. ▪ closet … Collocations dictionary
lesbian — UK [ˈlezbɪən] / US noun [countable] Word forms lesbian : singular lesbian plural lesbians a woman who is sexually attracted to women. You can describe men or women who are sexually attracted to members of the same sex as gay or homosexual.… … English dictionary
