homoeroticism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌhoʊ.moʊ.ɪˈɹɑ.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. German homo- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. German sexual German homosexualbor. English homosexualbf. English homo- Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic English homoerotic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English homoeroticism From homoerotic + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state or quality of being homoerotic
Masculine images in the ballet tend toward one of two poles: the homoeroticism of contemporary European choreographers […], and the men-drained-of-maleness we often see in Cunningham's dances.
1988 September 30, Cerinda Survant, “Truly New”, in Chicago Reader:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| homoeroticisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
pl homoerotyzm (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · es homoerotismo (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · cmn 同性性慾 /同性性欲 (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · fi homoerotiikka (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · io homeoerotikeso (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · nl homo-erotiek (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · ru гомоэроти́зм (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · pt homoerotismo (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · fr homoérotisme (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · ru гомоэро́тика (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · it omoerotismo (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · ca homoerotisme (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · ka ჰომოეროტიზმი (the state or quality of being homoerotic) · sv homoerotik (the state or quality of being homoerotic)