homoeroticism

American  

[hoh-moh-i-rot-uh-siz-uhm] / ˌhoʊ moʊ ɪˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm /

Also homoerotism

noun

1. the use of symbolism, allusions, situations, etc., involving sexual attraction or activity between people of the same gender in art, literature, drama, or the like.

   Wilde's first novel was attacked for its homoeroticism and decadence.

2. sexual attraction to people of one's own gender; homosexuality.

   She was not ready to confront her own unexplored homoeroticism.

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homoeroticism British  

/ ˌhəʊməʊˈɛrəˌtɪzəm, ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

1. eroticism centred on or aroused by persons of one's own sex

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Other Word Forms

• homoerotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of homoeroticism

First recorded in 1915–20; homo- + eroticism

Example Sentences

How do you convey that homoeroticism on the page and then get it onto the screen?

From Salon

If the rest of the tracks contain songs half as sexy as the football chant homoeroticism of the lead single “Rush,” listeners are in for a treat.

From Seattle Times

The gags — including a dig at his penchant for facial filler and a somewhat puerile riff on the supposed homoeroticism of his friendship with Vladimir Putin — are mildly funny but not exactly sidesplitting.

From New York Times

I am sure there will be questions about homoeroticism in the film or homosexuality and abuse, but I think it exists because of causality.

From Salon

He excised passages that appear to express homoeroticism, for example.

From New York Times