lesbian

[ lez-bee-uhn ]

/ ˈlɛz bi ən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR lesbian ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a woman who is sexually attracted to other women; a gay woman.

Lesbian, an inhabitant of the island of Lesbos.

adjective

of, relating to, or being a woman who is sexually attracted to members of her own sex.

(sometimes initial capital letter) erotic; sensual

Lesbian, of or relating to Lesbos.

Origin of lesbian

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin Lesbi(us) “Lesbian” (from Greek Lésbios, equivalent to Lésb(os) “Lesbos” (see Lesbos) + -ios adjective suffix) + -an; defs. 1, 3 allude to the poet Sappho of Lesbos, whose verse deals largely with her emotional relationships with other women

Words nearby lesbian

Leros, Leroy, Lerwick, LES, Le Sage, lesbian, Lesbian cymatium, lesbianism, lesbo, Lesbos, Les Cayes

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Example sentences from the Web for lesbian

The last of the nation’s lesbian bars might not make it to the other side of the pandemic.
Is the Government Just Going to Watch the Restaurant Industry Die?|Elazar Sontag|August 28, 2020|Eater
Growing up lesbian and loving to wear boys clothes, I never read of anyone like me in stories of how women got the right to vote.
History offers hope in the midst of rage|Kathi Wolfe|August 28, 2020|Washington Blade
Corado told the Washington Blade one of the two women making the threats identified herself as the grandmother of a female teenage Casa Ruby client who identifies as a lesbian.
D.C. police investigating threats against Casa Ruby|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|August 26, 2020|Washington Blade
She was the executive producer of the first HBO comedy special featuring a lesbian performer, Suzanne Westenhoefer, and was nominated for a Chloe Award.
Power couple working to elect Biden|Peter Rosenstein|August 20, 2020|Washington Blade

Labeled “Girlstown” in the 90s due to a vibrant lesbian population, Andersonville is a thriving LGBTQ community that’s nestled between Edgewater and Uptown.
Chicago: A Midwestern Jewel for the LGBTQ Community|LGBTQ-Editor|July 11, 2020|No Straight News
And who better to do that with than the actress who is playing the object of said (alleged) lesbian affection in the flick?
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline|Kevin Fallon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Much more common is the African American lesbian couple in the Deep South raising children at or below the poverty line.
State of LGBT Rights: Married on Sunday, but Fired on Monday|Gene Robinson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You might be a lesbian, in which case you have won the sexual lottery.
Was 2014 the Year Science Discovered The Female Orgasm?|Samantha Allen|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Comedian Cameron Esposito has returned to answer more questions people wanted to ‘Ask a Lesbian.’
‘Ask a Lesbian’ Something Different|The Daily Beast Video|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When she was 17 and in her senior year of high school, Grace came out as a lesbian to Dunham.
Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The style of carving of the cymatium with its astragal should be the Lesbian.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius
To render him immortal by new strains, to render him immortal by the Lesbian lyre, becomes both thee and thy sisters.
The Works of Horace|Horace
It is called Lesbian love or saphism; and the women inverts are known as tribades.
The Sexual Question|August Forel
Radical women's groups, even 'lesbian separatists' who wanted to abolish men altogether!
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
For your muse is certainly a Lesbian; but you have omitted "misellæ," which shows that the passion was not returned.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lesbian (1 of 2)

lesbian

/ (ˈlɛzbɪən) /

noun

a female homosexual

adjective

of or characteristic of lesbians

Derived forms of lesbian

lesbianism, noun

Word Origin for lesbian

C19: from the homosexuality attributed to Sappho

British Dictionary definitions for lesbian (2 of 2)

Lesbian

/ (ˈlɛzbɪən) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Lesbos

the Aeolic dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Lesbos

adjective

of or relating to Lesbos

of or relating to the poetry of Lesbos, esp that of Sappho

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for lesbian

lesbian

A homosexual woman. (See also gay.)

Medical definitions for lesbian

lesbian

[ lĕz′bē-ə-n ]

n.

A woman whose sexual orientation is to other women.

adj.

Relating to or being a lesbian.

Other words from lesbian

les′bi•an•ism n.

单词	lesbian
释义	lesbian [ lez-bee-uhn ] / ˈlɛz bi ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lesbian ON THESAURUS.COM noun a woman who is sexually attracted to other women; a gay woman. Lesbian, an inhabitant of the island of Lesbos. adjective of, relating to, or being a woman who is sexually attracted to members of her own sex. (sometimes initial capital letter) erotic; sensual Lesbian, of or relating to Lesbos. Origin of lesbian First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin Lesbi(us) “Lesbian” (from Greek Lésbios, equivalent to Lésb(os) “Lesbos” (see Lesbos) + -ios adjective suffix) + -an; defs. 1, 3 allude to the poet Sappho of Lesbos, whose verse deals largely with her emotional relationships with other women Words nearby lesbian Leros, Leroy, Lerwick, LES, Le Sage, lesbian, Lesbian cymatium, lesbianism, lesbo, Lesbos, Les Cayes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lesbian The last of the nation’s lesbian bars might not make it to the other side of the pandemic. Is the Government Just Going to Watch the Restaurant Industry Die?\|Elazar Sontag\|August 28, 2020\|Eater Growing up lesbian and loving to wear boys clothes, I never read of anyone like me in stories of how women got the right to vote. History offers hope in the midst of rage\|Kathi Wolfe\|August 28, 2020\|Washington Blade Corado told the Washington Blade one of the two women making the threats identified herself as the grandmother of a female teenage Casa Ruby client who identifies as a lesbian. D.C. police investigating threats against Casa Ruby\|Lou Chibbaro Jr.\|August 26, 2020\|Washington Blade She was the executive producer of the first HBO comedy special featuring a lesbian performer, Suzanne Westenhoefer, and was nominated for a Chloe Award. Power couple working to elect Biden\|Peter Rosenstein\|August 20, 2020\|Washington Blade Labeled “Girlstown” in the 90s due to a vibrant lesbian population, Andersonville is a thriving LGBTQ community that’s nestled between Edgewater and Uptown. Chicago: A Midwestern Jewel for the LGBTQ Community\|LGBTQ-Editor\|July 11, 2020\|No Straight News And who better to do that with than the actress who is playing the object of said (alleged) lesbian affection in the flick? Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline\|Kevin Fallon\|December 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Much more common is the African American lesbian couple in the Deep South raising children at or below the poverty line. State of LGBT Rights: Married on Sunday, but Fired on Monday\|Gene Robinson\|December 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST You might be a lesbian, in which case you have won the sexual lottery. Was 2014 the Year Science Discovered The Female Orgasm?\|Samantha Allen\|December 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Comedian Cameron Esposito has returned to answer more questions people wanted to ‘Ask a Lesbian.’ ‘Ask a Lesbian’ Something Different\|The Daily Beast Video\|November 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST When she was 17 and in her senior year of high school, Grace came out as a lesbian to Dunham. Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure\|Marlow Stern\|November 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The style of carving of the cymatium with its astragal should be the Lesbian. Ten Books on Architecture\|Vitruvius To render him immortal by new strains, to render him immortal by the Lesbian lyre, becomes both thee and thy sisters. The Works of Horace\|Horace It is called Lesbian love or saphism; and the women inverts are known as tribades. The Sexual Question\|August Forel Radical women's groups, even 'lesbian separatists' who wanted to abolish men altogether! Little Brother\|Cory Doctorow For your muse is certainly a Lesbian; but you have omitted "misellæ," which shows that the passion was not returned. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847\|Various British Dictionary definitions for lesbian (1 of 2) lesbian / (ˈlɛzbɪən) / noun a female homosexual adjective of or characteristic of lesbians Derived forms of lesbian lesbianism, noun Word Origin for lesbian C19: from the homosexuality attributed to Sappho British Dictionary definitions for lesbian (2 of 2) Lesbian / (ˈlɛzbɪən) / noun a native or inhabitant of Lesbos the Aeolic dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Lesbos adjective of or relating to Lesbos of or relating to the poetry of Lesbos, esp that of Sappho Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lesbian homosexual, homoerotic, homophile Cultural definitions for lesbian lesbian A homosexual woman. (See also gay.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for lesbian lesbian [ lĕz′bē-ə-n ] n. A woman whose sexual orientation is to other women. adj. Relating to or being a lesbian. Other words from lesbian les′bi•an•ism n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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lesbian

noun

adjective

Origin of lesbian

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Example sentences from the Web for lesbian

British Dictionary definitions for lesbian (1 of 2)

noun

adjective

Derived forms of lesbian

Word Origin for lesbian

British Dictionary definitions for lesbian (2 of 2)

noun

adjective

Words related to lesbian

Cultural definitions for lesbian

Medical definitions for lesbian

n.

adj.

Other words from lesbian