homosexual

Word parts

homo- + -sexual

Pronunciation

• (UK):
  • IPA ^(key): /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/, SAMPA: /%h@Um@U"sEksju:@l/
  • IPA ^(key): /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/, SAMPA: /%hoUməU"sEkSu:@l/
  • IPA ^(key): /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/, SAMPA: /%hQm@U"sEksju:@l/
  • IPA ^(key): /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/, SAMPA: /%hQməU"sEkSu:@l/

  • Audio (UK)

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• (US):
  • enPR: hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl, IPA ^(key): /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/, SAMPA: /%hoUm@"sEkSu:@l/
  • enPR: hō'mō-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl, IPA ^(key): /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/, SAMPA: /%hoUmoU"sEkSu:@l/

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Noun

Singular homosexual

Plural homosexuals

1. (countable) A homosexual is a male sexually attracted to males or a female attracted to females.

   One homosexual kid got bullied a lot in our school.

Adjective

Positive homosexual

Comparative more homosexual

Superlative most homosexual

1. Homosexual is the quality of being sexually attracted to people of the same sex.

   That homosexual man had sex with the other man.

Synonyms

• gay

Antonyms

• hetero, breeder