homo-sexual

ho·mo-sex·u·al

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoh-moh sek-shoo-uh l or, esp. British, seks-yoo-]
- /ˈhoʊ moʊ ˈsɛk ʃu əl or, esp. British, ˈsɛks yu-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoh-moh sek-shoo-uh l or, esp. British, seks-yoo-]
- /ˈhoʊ moʊ ˈsɛk ʃu əl or, esp. British, ˈsɛks yu-/

Definitions of homo-sexual word

adjective homo-sexual Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. sexually attracted to members of one's own sex: homosexual students. 1
adjective homo-sexual Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. of or relating to sexual desire or behavior directed toward members of one's own sex: the homosexual subculture. 1
adjective homo-sexual Archaic. of, relating to, or noting the same sex: pregnant with homosexual twins. 1
noun homo-sexual Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. a homosexual person. 1

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; homo- + sexual

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".