lesbicadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛzbɪk/, U.S.

/ˈlɛzbɪk/

Forms: 1600s–1700s lesbick, 1800s– lesbic. Also with capital initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Lesbos , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Lesbos (see lesbian adj.) + -ic suffix, in sense 1 after Aeolic adj., Doric adj., etc. Compare earlier lesbian adj.With 1 compare post-classical Latin Lesbicus (9th cent.; rare). With sense 2 compare earlier Sapphic adj. 2.

Now somewhat rare.

1. With capital initial. Of, belonging, or relating to the Aegean island of Lesbos, especially as the home of the ancient Greek poet Sappho (cf. Sapphic adj. 1).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > Greek islands

Ionic1483

Rhodiana1533

Candian1559

lesbian1559

Cretan1579

Ionian1579

Ortygian1582

Parianc1602

Lemnian1611

Carpathian1637

lesbic1659

Eubœan1660

Melian1684

Sciote1718

Minoan1830

Naxiote1859

Corfiote1877

Knossian1894

Siphnian1895

Cycladic1915

Leucadian1952

1659 R. Shipton in W. Shipton Dia sig. a7^v And now (Learn'd Poët) we'le not hire, Delphick, Eolick, Lesbick Lyre; To court thy Geny.

1726 E. Stone New Math. Dict. Cymatium, a Member of Architecture; whereof there are two Sorts, viz. the Dorick and the Lesbick.

1863 Athenæum 25 Apr. 547/3 Some reckon Muses nine! Ah, careless men, The Lesbic Sappho makes the number, ten!

1895 Johnson's Universal Cycl. (new ed.) VII. 161/1 Striking features of the Lesbic dialect are the absence of rough breathing; the retraction of accent; [etc.].

1967 Financial Times 17 Mar. 30/1 This Sappho is not the ‘famed Lesbic poetess’..but an artist's model in 19th-century Paris.

2007 W. Menninghaus in E. Sun et al. Claims of Lit. 280 Since the days of Horace if not earlier, the poetic modes of Sappho and Alcaeus are described as ‘Lesbic’ or ‘eolic modes’.

2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of lesbians or lesbianism; lesbian.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [adjective] > homosexual > specifically of women

Sapphic1761

lesbian?1770

lesbic1892

bull-dyking1928

dykea1934

dykey1956

lezzie1966

girl-on-girl1984

1892 D. H. Tuke Dict. Psychol. Med. II. 865/2 For many years a whole literature of romance and plays has been occupied in the description of Lesbic love, to the great damage of girls and neuropathic women.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. ix. [Scylla & Charybdis] 199 Sons with mothers,..lesbic sisters, loves that dare not speak their name.

1985 G. Ewart Coll. Poems (1991) 184 A Lesbic Thespian display Is the order of the day.

2014 H. Kureishi Last Word iv. 39 Mamoon was fascinated by stories of formerly ‘normal’ women dragged to the ‘other side’ by ‘les Sapphics’... ‘Anything lesbic to cheer me up?’ he'd say when Harry arrived from London.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lesbic
释义	lesbicadj. Brit. /ˈlɛzbɪk/, U.S. /ˈlɛzbɪk/ Forms: 1600s–1700s lesbick, 1800s– lesbic. Also with capital initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Lesbos , -ic suffix. Etymology: < the name of Lesbos (see lesbian adj.) + -ic suffix, in sense 1 after Aeolic adj., Doric adj., etc. Compare earlier lesbian adj.With 1 compare post-classical Latin Lesbicus (9th cent.; rare). With sense 2 compare earlier Sapphic adj. 2. Now somewhat rare. 1. With capital initial. Of, belonging, or relating to the Aegean island of Lesbos, especially as the home of the ancient Greek poet Sappho (cf. Sapphic adj. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > Greek islands Ionic1483 Rhodiana1533 Candian1559 lesbian1559 Cretan1579 Ionian1579 Ortygian1582 Parianc1602 Lemnian1611 Carpathian1637 lesbic1659 Eubœan1660 Melian1684 Sciote1718 Minoan1830 Naxiote1859 Corfiote1877 Knossian1894 Siphnian1895 Cycladic1915 Leucadian1952 1659 R. Shipton in W. Shipton Dia sig. a7^v And now (Learn'd Poët) we'le not hire, Delphick, Eolick, Lesbick Lyre; To court thy Geny. 1726 E. Stone New Math. Dict. Cymatium, a Member of Architecture; whereof there are two Sorts, viz. the Dorick and the Lesbick. 1863 Athenæum 25 Apr. 547/3 Some reckon Muses nine! Ah, careless men, The Lesbic Sappho makes the number, ten! 1895 Johnson's Universal Cycl. (new ed.) VII. 161/1 Striking features of the Lesbic dialect are the absence of rough breathing; the retraction of accent; [etc.]. 1967 Financial Times 17 Mar. 30/1 This Sappho is not the ‘famed Lesbic poetess’..but an artist's model in 19th-century Paris. 2007 W. Menninghaus in E. Sun et al. Claims of Lit. 280 Since the days of Horace if not earlier, the poetic modes of Sappho and Alcaeus are described as ‘Lesbic’ or ‘eolic modes’. 2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of lesbians or lesbianism; lesbian. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [adjective] > homosexual > specifically of women Sapphic1761 lesbian?1770 lesbic1892 bull-dyking1928 dykea1934 dykey1956 lezzie1966 girl-on-girl1984 1892 D. H. Tuke Dict. Psychol. Med. II. 865/2 For many years a whole literature of romance and plays has been occupied in the description of Lesbic love, to the great damage of girls and neuropathic women. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. ix. [Scylla & Charybdis] 199 Sons with mothers,..lesbic sisters, loves that dare not speak their name. 1985 G. Ewart Coll. Poems (1991) 184 A Lesbic Thespian display Is the order of the day. 2014 H. Kureishi Last Word iv. 39 Mamoon was fascinated by stories of formerly ‘normal’ women dragged to the ‘other side’ by ‘les Sapphics’... ‘Anything lesbic to cheer me up?’ he'd say when Harry arrived from London. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1659
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