lesbianism

[ lez-bee-uh-niz-uhm ]

/ ˈlɛz bi əˌnɪz əm /

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noun

female sexual desire or behavior directed toward people of the same sex or gender; gay female sexual orientation.

(of a woman) the state of being sexually attracted only to people of the same sex or gender.

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Origin of lesbianism

First recorded in 1865–70; lesbian + -ism

Words nearby lesbianism

Lerwick, LES, Le Sage, lesbian, Lesbian cymatium, lesbianism, lesbo, Lesbos, Les Cayes, lesche, Leschetizky

How to use lesbianism in a sentence

She doesn’t understand that lesbianism is the bottom line of the women’s movement.
Tribute to ‘give ‘em hell’ lesbian feminist pioneer Ivy Bottini|Karen Ocamb|March 2, 2021|Washington Blade
In 2012, Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon caused a stir when she told The New York Times that her lesbianism is a “choice.”
The Problematic Hunt for a ‘Gay Gene’|Samantha Allen|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, Victoria refused to legislate against lesbianism because she thought it was physically impossible.
Vladimir Putin on Group Sex & More Sex Talk by World Leaders|The Daily Beast|September 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He has warned of “rampant” lesbianism in Oklahoma public high-school bathrooms.
Ensign's Sex-Scandal Enabler?|Max Blumenthal|June 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Thus, in the eighteenth century, Casanova remarked that the women of Provence are specially inclined to Lesbianism.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

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