lesbian
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈlɛzbiən/
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lesbiana
- Last but not least, should we consider discrimination against lesbians as one of our concerns?
- a lesbian woman
- gays and lesbians
- lesbians and bisexuals
And the gays think the lesbians are kind of dowdy and boring.
- And the gays think the lesbians are kind of dowdy and boring.
- Just because all my friends are lesbians doesn't mean I am.
- I had these two beautiful lesbians that live next door across the street.
- But the best the media could really do was, hey, lesbians, the lesbians are hot now.
- Josh Welch is dressing lesbians for bed left and right.
- But I'm just really, I admire the lesbians a lot because.
- Pride month and fake lesbians and all that shit.
- Just every time he goes there, he just pulls the lesbian out of Jon Lovitz.
Examples
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Martha Courtot was a lesbian, activist, poet, mother of three, and grandmother of one.
Academic text (2012) -
I start to realize like what a lesbian was and like what my parents were.
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I was a lesbian for a while, you know.
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How did you know she was a lesbian?"
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Across the street I had lesbian neighbors.
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I had these two beautiful lesbians that live next door across the street.
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Since the early 1980s, lesbians and gay men have been raising children in increasing numbers.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm a lesbian.
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My sister is a lesbian and she's in a loving relationship with her partner.
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Many lesbian women face challenges in society regarding their relationships.
Synonyms
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3.3
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
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4.1
A person who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex
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2.8
A woman who is romantically or sexually attracted to other women
A woman who loves women
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A lesbian is a woman who is attracted to other women, and the name comes from the island Lesbos because of the poet Sappho, so the word now means a woman who loves women.