homoeroticism

Noun

Meaning

a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

homosexuality gayness queerness homosexualism lesbianism bisexuality narcissism crotchet sapphism gamesome autoeroticism masochism fetishism voyeurism sadomasochism

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Antonyms

self-hatred heteroeroticism

Hypernyms

sex sex activity sexual activity sexual practice

Hyponyms

inversion lesbianism pederasty sapphism sexual inversion paederasty

Related terms

homoromanticism

Examples

" In response to such criticism, Wilde obscured the homoeroticism of the story and expanded the personal background of the characters. Source: Internet

The homoeroticism of this work fuelled a national debate over the public funding of controversial artwork. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

homoerotic element homoerotica homoerotically homoeroticist homoerotics homoerotism