homoeroticism

[ hoh-moh-i-rot-uh-siz-uh m ]

/ ˌhoʊ moʊ ɪˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm /

noun

a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.

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Also ho·mo·er·o·tism

[hoh-moh-er-uh-tiz-uh m] /ˌhoʊ moʊˈɛr əˌtɪz əm/.

Origin of homoeroticism

First recorded in 1915–20; homo- + eroticism

OTHER WORDS FROM homoeroticism

ho·mo·e·rot·ic

[hoh-moh-i-rot-ik] /ˌhoʊ moʊ ɪˈrɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby homoeroticism

homodont, homodyne, homoecious, homoeo-, homoerotic, homoeroticism, homogametic, homogamous, homogamy, homogenate, homogeneity

Example sentences from the Web for homoeroticism

Homoeroticism might be how this particular repressed desire gets expressed, but intimacy is not the same thing as eroticism.
What Don't Ask, Don't Tell Protects|Brendan Tapley|December 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST

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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