homoeroticism
[ hoh-moh-i-rot-uh-siz-uhm ]
/ ˌhoʊ moʊ ɪˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm /
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noun
a tendency to be sexually aroused by people of one's own sex or gender.
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Also ho·mo·er·o·tism [hoh-moh-er-uh-tiz-uhm]. /ˌhoʊ moʊˈɛr əˌtɪz əm/.
OTHER WORDS FROM homoeroticism
ho·mo·e·rot·ic [hoh-moh-i-rot-ik], /ˌhoʊ moʊ ɪˈrɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby homoeroticism
homodyne, homoecious, homoeo-, Homo erectus, homoerotic, homoeroticism, Homo floresiensis, homogametic, homogamous, homogamy, homogenate
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Homoeroticism might be how this particular repressed desire gets expressed, but intimacy is not the same thing as eroticism.
British Dictionary definitions for homoeroticism
homoeroticism
homoerotism (ˌhəʊməʊˈɛrəˌtɪzəm)
/ (ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm) /
noun
eroticism centred on or aroused by persons of one's own sex
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