sapphism
Syllables: sap·phismUK/ˈsæ.fɪ.zəm/
sapphism noun: female homosexuality; lesbianism.
Noun
sapphism (usually uncountable, plural sapphisms)
- Female homosexuality; lesbianism.
- Its odd that yᵉ Roman Women did not borrow that horrible Vice from Greece—it has a Greek name now & is called Sapphism, but I never did hear of it in Italy where the Ladies are today exactly what Juvenal described them in his Time—neither better nor worse as I can find.1795 December 9, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana
- Synonyms:
- lesbianism
sapphism meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
sapphism in Tamil
- மகளிர் பொருந்தாக் காமம், அழுகும், நொதிக்கும், மரிக்கும்
sapphism in Indonesian
- lesbianism
- safisme
Synonyms of sapphism
Forms of sapphism
| plural | sapphisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Sapphism |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Saphism |
Origin of sapphism
From Sappho + -ism, referring to ancient Greek poet Sappho of Lesbos (c. 612 BCE – c. 570 BCE).
Words formed from sapphism
Questions about sapphism
- What does sapphism mean?
- Sapphism means female homosexuality; lesbianism.
- What is sapphism in Tamil?
- Sapphism in Tamil is மகளிர் பொருந்தாக் காமம், அழுகும், நொதிக்கும். See Sapphism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sapphism?
- Sapphism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sapphism?
- Sapphism is pronounced /ˈsæ.fɪ.zəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sapphism?
- The plural of sapphism is sapphisms.
Words near sapphism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sapphism (page history and authors); sapphism (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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