lesbianism
n.
female homosexuality (sexual attraction to members of the same sex)
Lesbian
A lesbian is a
woman who is
romantically and
sexually attracted only to other women. Women who are attracted to both women and men are more often referred to as
bisexual. An individual's self-identification might not correspond with her behavior, and may be expressed with either, both, or neither of these words.
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lesbianism
Noun
1. female homosexuality
(synonym) sapphism
(hypernym) homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, gayness
(hyponym) tribadism
Lesbianism
Female homosexuality. Also called sapphism (after the lesbian poet Sappho).
lesbianism
Synonyms and related words:
active algolagnia, algolagnia, algolagny, amphierotism, autoeroticism, bisexuality, coprophilia, exhibitionism, fetishism, heterosexuality, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, incest, incestuousness, masochism, narcissism, necrophilia, paraphilia, passive algolagnia, pedophilia, sadism, sadomasochism, sapphism, scotophilia, sexual inversion, sexual normality, sexual preference, swinging both ways, transvestitism, tribadism, tribady, voyeurism, zooerastia, zoophilia
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