lesbian
a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women; a gay woman.
a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to other women; a gay woman.
Lesbian, an inhabitant of the island of Lesbos.
of, relating to, or being a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of her own sex or gender.
of, relating to, or being a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to people of her own sex or gender.
Lesbian, of or relating to Lesbos.
Origin of lesbian
1usage note For lesbian
Words Nearby lesbian
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How to use lesbian in a sentence
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 | EaterGrowing 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.
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 BladeShe was the executive producer of the first HBO comedy special featuring a lesbian performer, Suzanne Westenhoefer, and was nominated for a Chloe Award.
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
It said: “Tonie Tobias, Information Technology, President of GLEN, Gay and lesbian Employee Network.”
How A Company’s Support of Gay Employees Helped One of Them To Come Out | | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe told a story of a fellow employee who identifies as a butch dyke (a lesbian who takes on a more masculine identity).
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 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd as bad as it might be for gay or lesbian people, the discrimination is markedly worse for transgender people.
State of LGBT Rights: Married on Sunday, but Fired on Monday | Gene Robinson | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMuch 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe style of carving of the cymatium with its astragal should be the lesbian.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusTherefore, in forming our judgment of human affairs, we must apply a "lesbian rule," instead of one that is inflexible.
Radical women's groups, even 'lesbian separatists' who wanted to abolish men altogether!
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowShe too, loved the handsome lesbian and refused to leave him despite the brilliant offers made to her on all sides.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete | Georg EbersThe same day a Persian embassy set out for Memphis on board one of the lesbian vessels.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete | Georg Ebers
British Dictionary definitions for lesbian (1 of 2)
/ (ˈlɛzbɪən) /
a female homosexual
of or characteristic of lesbians
Origin of lesbian
1Derived forms of lesbian
- lesbianism, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Lesbian (2 of 2)
/ (ˈlɛzbɪən) /
a native or inhabitant of Lesbos
the Aeolic dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Lesbos
of or relating to Lesbos
of or relating to the poetry of Lesbos, esp that of Sappho
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Cultural definitions for 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.
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