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sapphist

sapphist

9.8
Relating to women who love women in literature or art
  • adjective
  • /ˈsæfɪst/
  • Literature
translation icon : safista
  • Her poetry often explores sapphist themes inspired by ancient Greek literature.

Examples

  • The exhibition featured several sapphist artworks celebrating love between women.

  • The novel was praised for its sapphist undertones and honest portrayal of female relationships.

  • The sapphist narrative was refreshing and bold.

  • Don't you love the sapphist themes in this artwork?

  • The novel was praised for its sapphist undertones and honest portrayal of female relationships.

  • Her poetry often explores sapphist themes inspired by ancient Greek literature.

  • The exhibition featured several sapphist artworks celebrating love between women.

Synonyms

sapphic
vssapphist
1 9.4

Relating to romantic or sexual attraction between women

focuses on literature and art mentions of female homosexuality

Antonyms

heterosexual
18 3.4

A person who is attracted to people of the opposite sex

Surface Forms

sapphist positive

Morphology

sapphist = Sappho (opaque) = Sappho + ist

The term derives from the name Sappho, but its specific association with lesbian love is not directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Sapphist comes from the name Sappho, an ancient Greek poet from the island Lesbos who wrote many poems about 'love between women'. So, calling a work 'sapphist' links it to those themes of female same-sex love in art and literature.