lesbian
Meanings
Plural: lesbians
Noun
- a female homosexual
- a resident of Lesbos
- A gay woman, one who is mostly or exclusively sexually 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.”).
Adjective Satellite
- of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman
Adj
- Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
- Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
- Preferring primarily women as romantic or sexual partners.
- Between two or more women; homosexual, gay.
- Intended for lesbians.
- Alternative letter-case form of Lesbian (“of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos”).
Verb
- To (cause to) take part in lesbian sex, or other lesbian activity.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
beanflicker, bulldiker, bulldyker, carpet muncher, chemise lifter, clam smacker, clitorist, crack snacker, donut bumper, dyke, flat cracker, gap-lapper, gay, gay woman, gayelle, gynecophile, homosexual, kamp, lesbian, lesbianist, lesbo, lezzer, lezzie, lezzo, lizzie, palone-omi, rug muncher, Sapphic, sapphic, sapphist, scissor sister, todger dodger, tribade, tribadist, tribady, vagitarian
Scrabble Score: 9
lesbian is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordlesbian is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lesbian is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary