Added 9 October 2026
lesbian
/ˈlɛz.bi.ən/ adjective
In Latin: tribas Wiktionary
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Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
Lesbian fans of the show were rooting for Jane and Amanda to get together.
- Preferring primarily women as romantic or sexual partners.
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Between two or more women; homosexual, gay.
a lesbian relationship / marriage / kiss
noun
- A homosexual woman, a woman who is exclusively sexually and/or romantically attracted to other women.
- A female animal that performs courtship, pairing or mating behavior with other female animals.
- Alternative letter-case form of Lesbian (“native or inhabitant of Lesbos.”).
verb
Origin
From Latin Lesbiana, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + Latin adjective suffix -iana; by reference to Sappho of Lesbos (whence also sapphist, sapphic), known for her sentimental poems about women. This sense of the word may have been borrowed from, or influenced by, the German cognate lesbisch, where it is found in medical literature from the 1830s.
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