"homophile" meaning in All languages combined

See homophile on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: homo- + -phile Etymology templates: {{confix|en|homo|phile}} homo- + -phile Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} homophile (not comparable)
  1. (dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex. Tags: dated, not-comparable Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-homophile-en-adj-IjOb-lyl Disambiguation of LGBT: 51 16 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -phile Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 12 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 44 17 39
  2. (chiefly historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement. Tags: historical, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-homophile-en-adj-ZfNjuE4M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phile Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 12 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 44 17 39

Noun [English]

Forms: homophiles [plural]
Etymology: homo- + -phile Etymology templates: {{confix|en|homo|phile}} homo- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} homophile (plural homophiles)
  1. (dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex. Tags: dated Categories (topical): People Related terms: homophilia, homophilic Translations (one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender — see also homosexual): homofiili (Finnish), homophile [feminine, masculine] (French), homophil (German), гомофи́л (gomofíl) [masculine] (Russian), гомофи́лка (gomofílka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-homophile-en-noun-mP3iK7TT Disambiguation of People: 22 33 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with homo-, English terms suffixed with -phile Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 12 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with homo-: 38 10 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 44 17 39

Inflected forms

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