lesbian, sapphic
(adjective) of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman
Lesbian
(noun) a resident of Lesbos
lesbian, tribade, gay woman
(noun) a female homosexual
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lesbian (comparative more lesbian, superlative most lesbian)
(of a woman) Homosexual, gay; preferring mostly or exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two or more women; homosexual, gay.
(especially of an institution or group) Intended for lesbians.
• (of a woman: preferring women partners): dyke (usually offensive, but reclaimed by some lesbians), gay (preferred by some lesbians), homosexual (not specific to women)
• (between women; pertaining to women's homosexuality): dyke (usually offensive, but reclaimed by some lesbians), gay (preferred by some lesbians), homosexual (not specific to women)
lesbian (plural lesbians)
A homosexual woman, one who is mostly or exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women.
(uncommon) A homosexual female animal.
• sapphist, gayelle
• (offensive) Amy-John, beaver eater, beanflicker, boondagger, bulldiker, bulldyker, carpet muncher, clam smacker, crack snacker, cunt-lapper, donut bumper, dyke, lesbianist, lezzer, lezzie, lezzo, rug muncher, scissor sister, todger dodger, vagitarian, clitorist
• See also female homosexual
• LGBT
• gay
• homosexual
• queer
• korephile
• Nieblas, ansible, balines, bilanes
Lesbian (plural Lesbians)
A native or inhabitant of Lesbos.
Synonym: Lesviot
(linguistics) The variety of Aeolic Greek spoken on Lesbos from about 800 to 300 b.c., best known from the writings of Sappho and Alcaeus of Mytilene.
Alternative letter-case form of lesbian: a homosexual woman.
Lesbian (comparative more Lesbian, superlative most Lesbian)
Of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos.
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the Lesbian variety of Aeolic Greek.
Alternative letter-case form of lesbian: (of women) homosexual.
(archaic) Amatory; erotic.
The sense "homosexual" is now usually not capitalized; see lesbian. Compare gay, which is sometimes capitalized Gay though there is no reason for it to be according to the English language's usual rules for capitalization.
• Nieblas, ansible, balines, bilanes
Source: Wiktionary
Les"bi*an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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