"homosexual" meaning in English

See homosexual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ [UK], /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ [UK], /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ [UK], /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ [UK], /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/ [US], /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ [US] Audio: en-uk-homosexual.ogg [UK], en-us-homosexual.ogg [US] Forms: homosexual [positive], more homosexual [comparative], most homosexual [superlative]
enPR: hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl [US], hō'mō-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl [US] Etymology: homo- + -sexual Etymology templates: {{word parts|homo-|-sexual}} homo- + -sexual Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Homosexual is the quality of being sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
    Sense id: simple-homosexual-en-adj-6VymyJCq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ [UK], /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ [UK], /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ [UK], /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ [UK], /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/ [US], /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ [US] Audio: en-uk-homosexual.ogg [UK], en-us-homosexual.ogg [US] Forms: homosexual [singular], homosexuals [plural]
enPR: hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl [US], hō'mō-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl [US] Etymology: homo- + -sexual Etymology templates: {{word parts|homo-|-sexual}} homo- + -sexual Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A homosexual is a male sexually attracted to males or a female attracted to females.
    Sense id: simple-homosexual-en-noun-oqv-sM2T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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