lesbianism
/ˈlɛzbiəˌnɪzəm/
lesbianism noun: female homosexuality; the state of a woman being sexually attracted to other women.
Noun
lesbianism (countable and uncountable, plural lesbianisms)
- Female homosexuality; the state of a woman being sexually attracted to other women.
- The dyke spacegirls find out that they love cock, but the cop admits that lesbianism is a turn-on for men, provided the women are good-looking […]1998, Irvine Welsh, Filth, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN
- Because all Asari present as female and use female pronouns, the deadly sexual nature of Ardat-Yakshi may reflect the continued fear of lesbianism that persists among many in human society.2018, Alexandra M. Lucas, “From Smoldering Justicar to Blue-Skinned Space Babe: Asari Sexuality in Mass Effect”, in Heidi McDonald, editor, Digital Love: Romance and Sexuality in Video Games, CRC...
- Synonyms:
- lesbiandom, lesbianhood, lesbianness
lesbianism meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese
lesbianism in Tamil
- பெண்களிடைப் பாலுறவு பெண்ணிடைப் பாலுறவு
lesbianism in Arabic
- Female homosexuality
- سِحَاق siḥāq
lesbianism in Vietnamese
- Female homosexuality
- đồng tính nữ, les
Examples of lesbianism in a sentence
- I do not want anyone to feel that my lesbianism is a result of being incested.
- Here the Bible appears to directly address only the subject of male homosexuality: gayism versus lesbianism.
- I don't believe that queerdom is at the root about homosexuality or lesbianism.
Synonyms of lesbianism
Forms of lesbianism
| plural | lesbianisms |
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Origin of lesbianism
From lesbian + -ism.
Words formed from lesbianism
Questions about lesbianism
- What does lesbianism mean?
- Lesbianism means female homosexuality; the state of a woman being sexually attracted to other women.
- What is lesbianism in Tamil?
- Lesbianism in Tamil is பெண்களிடைப் பாலுறவு பெண்ணிடைப் பாலுறவு. See Lesbianism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lesbianism?
- Lesbianism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lesbianism?
- Lesbianism is pronounced /ˈlɛzbiəˌnɪzəm/.
- What is the plural of lesbianism?
- The plural of lesbianism is lesbianisms.
Words near lesbianism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lesbianism (page history and authors); lesbianism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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