transvestism

Examples

• All

• After all, in a context where the right to strike was not permitted, perhaps this was only possible as transvestism.

  Academic text (2014)

• The same appears to apply to transvestism.

  Academic text (1990)

• Next week, our program will be Transvestism: Aberration or Alternate Lifestyle?

  House Calls (1978)

• How else can we explain the existence of transsexuality, transvestism, or even homosexuality?

  Academic text (2003)

• Conversely, transvestism can illustrate a male character's humorous lack of concern for the strictures of gender polarization.

  Academic text (2012)

• "Also," Joan of Arc was punished more for her transvestism and assumption of a male role par excellence (i.e., soldiering) than for anything else.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Drawing on the psychoanalytic theories of Freud, Kahn considers the appearance of transvestism in Daniel Defoe's Roxana and Samuel Richardson's Clarissa.

  Academic text (1993)

• Many people express their creativity through transvestism, choosing to dress in clothing associated with the opposite sex.

• The film explores themes of identity and transvestism, showing how characters find freedom in expressing themselves through their clothing choices.

• He attends a support group for individuals interested in transvestism, where people can share their experiences and feelings in a safe environment.

Synonyms

C

cross-dressing

vstransvestism

5 6.1

Wearing clothes usually worn by the opposite sex

covers dressing and also sometimes behaving and role adoption

T

transvestitism

vstransvestism

• Archaic

1 9.9

An act of dressing and behaving like the opposite sex to show who someone is or for performance

emphasises dressing and sometimes behaviour without implying motive

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology