lesbianism
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- noun
- /ˈlɛzbiənɪzəm/
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lesbianismo
- When I grew up into feminism and lesbianism, plaid shirts, serviceable jeans, and short hair were in.
- lesbianism in women
I'm surrounded by overt lesbianism in this podcasting studio.
- I'm surrounded by overt lesbianism in this podcasting studio.
- The whole idea that male homosexuality resembles lesbianism in any respect is nonsense.
- There's a, you know, this belief that one route to lesbianism is being mistreated by men.
- And this is the thing about about lesbianism that is always misunderstood.
- And you're seeing an increase in in lesbianism.
- Trafficking, sexual exploitation, grooming, harassment, anti lesbianism, all of it.
- I had to, you know, wear necklaces because, you know, it's shiny things, distract people from the lesbianism.
Examples
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She wrote a book exploring the history of lesbianism and its impact on culture.
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Another comes to her defense: her father was very strict and took the news of her lesbianism very hard.
Fiction book (1996) -
Girls are also somewhat protected by the fact that they recognize their lesbianism at a later age, on average, than boys do.
Academic text (2003) -
I'm not aware of any lesbianism in my lineage.
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Researchers saw lesbianism as a complex problem with psychological, somatic, social, and cultural dimensions.
Academic text (1990) -
The erotic value placed on lesbianism may be the result of female-female sexual portrayals in erotic materials geared toward heterosexual males.
Academic text (2008) -
Many people openly accept and celebrate lesbianism in society today.
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The film beautifully portrays the theme of lesbianism through its main characters' love story.
Synonyms
A sexual attraction or relationship between women
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lesbianism comes from the Greek island Lesbos, where the poet Sappho long ago wrote poems about love between women. The ending -ism means 'practice' or 'condition', so lesbianism means romantic or sexual attraction between women.