HOMOPHILE

gay, queer, homophile

(adjective) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

homosexual, homophile, homo, gay

(noun) someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

homophile (not comparable)

(dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.

(chiefly, historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement.

Noun

homophile (plural homophiles)

(dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.

Source: Wiktionary



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