Dictionary

lesbianism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛzbiəˌnɪzəm/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English lesbian 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 lesbianism From lesbian + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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 Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 72:

Forms

Deriveds

lipstick lesbianism · political lesbianism

Holonyms

LGBTQ

Hypernyms

gayness · homosexuality

Synonyms

lesbianhood · lesbiandom · lesbianness

Translations (30)

sh lezbijanìzam (Female homosexuality) · kl arnaqatinik atoqateqartarneq (Female homosexuality) · ca lesbianisme (Female homosexuality) · ka ლესბოსელობა (Female homosexuality) · vi les (Female homosexuality) · gl lesbianismo (Female homosexuality) · fr lesbianisme (Female homosexuality) · de Lesbianismus (Female homosexuality) · fi lesbous (Female homosexuality) · da lesbianisme (Female homosexuality) · pt lesbianismo (Female homosexuality) · ka დედათმავლობა (Female homosexuality) · sk lesbizmus (Female homosexuality) · vi đồng tính nữ (Female homosexuality) · ka ლესბიანიზმი (Female homosexuality) · ro lesbianism (Female homosexuality) · yo ìnífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrin (Female homosexuality) · ru лесбия́нство (Female homosexuality) · pl lesbijstwo (Female homosexuality) · de Lesbischsein (Female homosexuality) · sv lesbiskhet (Female homosexuality) · it lesbismo (Female homosexuality) · fi lesbolaisuus (Female homosexuality) · cmn 女同性戀 /女同性恋 (Female homosexuality) · uk лесбі́йство (Female homosexuality) · ar سِحَاق (Female homosexuality) · nrf lesbiannisme (Female homosexuality) · es lesbianismo (Female homosexuality) · se lesbavuohta (Female homosexuality) · uk лесбія́нство (Female homosexuality)