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urning

urning noun: a homosexual person, especially a man.

Noun

urning (plural urnings)

  1. (obsolete) A homosexual person, especially a man.
    • The urning loves and deifies the male object of his affections, just as a man idealizes the woman he loves.1886, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualis, F. A. Davis Co, published 1894, page 255
    • My aim in life will be to create tolerance among mankind and especially to vindicate the decent, spiritual Urning1940, Bob Mizer, diary entry quoted in Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movement (2019), page 48

urning meaning in Tamil

urning in Tamil

இச்சை கொள்ளும் ஆண்

Forms of urning

pluralurnings

Origin of urning

From German Urning, from Latin Uranus; see Uranian for more.

Questions about urning

What does urning mean?
Urning means a homosexual person, especially a man.
What is urning in Tamil?
Urning in Tamil is இச்சை கொள்ளும் ஆண். See Urning meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is urning?
Urning is a noun.
What is the plural of urning?
The plural of urning is urnings.

Words near urning in the dictionary

  1. urnfields
  2. urnful
  3. urnfuls
  4. urniform
  5. urnigerate
  6. urning
  7. urningism
  8. urnings
  9. urnism
  10. urnless
  11. urnlike

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