lesbian

About 6.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.

   Lesbian fans of the show were rooting for Jane and Amanda to get together.

2. adjective Preferring primarily women as romantic or sexual partners.
3. adjective Between two or more women; homosexual, gay.

   a lesbian relationship / marriage / kiss

4. adjective Intended for lesbians.

   We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.

5. adjective Alternative letter-case form of Lesbian (“of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos”).
6. noun A homosexual woman, a woman who is exclusively sexually and/or romantically attracted to other women.
7. noun A female animal that performs courtship, pairing or mating behavior with other female animals.
8. noun Alternative letter-case form of Lesbian (“native or inhabitant of Lesbos.”).

Similar words

sapphic homosexual gay woman homosexual woman sapphist wlw gay bisexual transsexual transgender

Often followed by

and community couples or women identity relationships mothers feminist

Word family

Lesbian lesbians