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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.
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

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Keith and Ryan discover a safe space for their free-floating insecurities, their love of being fathers, an essence of masculine intimacy that manages to thrive outside homoeroticism.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2022

But that desire is dwarfed by his larger desire to advance hip-hop and pop culture toward a place that includes and embraces queerness – specifically, Black male homoeroticism.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021

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