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    homophile
    /ˈhəʊməfʌɪl/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to gay people.

    noun

    • 1. a gay person.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › homophileHomophile Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Homophile is an adjective that means gay, especially in the context of the 1950s homophile movement. Learn more about its etymology, usage, and examples from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › homophileHOMOPHILE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Homophile definition: a gay person, especially a gay man.. See examples of HOMOPHILE used in a sentence.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Terminology_of_homosexualityTerminology of homosexuality - Wikipedia

    Popular in the 1950s and 1960s (and still in occasional use in the 1990s, particularly in writing by Anglican clergy), the term homophile was an attempt to avoid the clinical implications of sexual pathology found with the word homosexual, emphasizing love instead.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HomophilyHomophily - Wikipedia

    Social networks in the United States today are strongly divided by race and ethnicity, [10] which account for a large proportion of inbreeding homophily (though classification by these criteria can be problematic in sociology due to fuzzy boundaries and different definitions of race [11] ).

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › homophileHomophile - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex. adjective. of or relating to gay people; attracted to members of the same sex.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › homophile_n2homophile, n.² & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    Homophile is a word that can mean a person who loves or is attracted to the same sex, or a person who is friendly or sympathetic to others. It is also an adjective that describes such a person or their behavior. Learn more about its origin, pronunciation and frequency in English.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › homophilehomophile - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 19, 2024 · homophile is an adjective or noun that means homosexual, gay or lesbian, used to emphasize love over sex. It is also related to the homophile movement, a gay activist movement.