Concept cluster: Society > Sexual orientation
n
Fraternisation between men.
adj
(LGBT, neologism) Allosexual, cisgender, and heterosexual.
adj
(LGBT) Pertaining to or characterized by an attraction to someone which is intermediate between platonic and romantic.
adj
Romantically attracted to men, male-identified persons, or masculinity.
adj
Of or pertaining to sexual satisfaction obtained without a partner; masturbatory
v
(somewhat euphemistic) To be bisexual.
adj
(LGBT) Interested in having relationships with both men and women, curious about one's potential bisexuality; especially, of heterosexual people, considering a first sexual experience with a member of the same sex.
n
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
adj
(slang) Bisexual in an appealing manner; equally attractive to men and women.
n
(archaic) lesbianism
n
The quality or state of being ecosexual.
n
Homosexuality
n
(potentially offensive) One who is bisexual, or who is uncertain about their sexual orientation.
n
A sexual fetish in which a heterosexual person (usually a man) is forced to perform homosexual sex acts.
n
Marriage between two people of the same sex.
adj
(slang, neologism) Homophobic
n
(rare) homosexuality
n
(uncountable) The state of being gay (homosexual); homosexuality.
adj
(neologism, informal) Graysexual.
n
The condition of being graysexual.
n
A lesbian; a homosexual woman.
n
The ability to detect whether or not a person is straight by observing that person.
adj
(informal) Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.
n
heteroerotic themes generally
adj
Primarily heterosexual, but open to taking part in a limited amount of homosexual activity.
adj
(rare) Welcoming towards heterosexuals.
n
A man who is heterosexual.
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(sexuality) Heterosexual sex.
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Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
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The quality of being heterosexual.
adj
(informal) Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.
n
(nonstandard) A human.
adj
homosexual
adj
Primarily homosexual, but with a limited amount of attraction to other genders, or willingness to take part in a heterosexual activity.
n
Sexual activity with a person of the same genitalia, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males.
n
(dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.
adj
Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
n
(sexuality) Homosexual sexual intercourse.
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(typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
n
gay panic defense
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The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
n
Socialization (social interaction, social relationships) with members of the same sex, as distinguished from sexual interaction with or attraction to members of the same sex (homosexuality) and social interaction with members of the opposite sex (heterosociality).
n
(nonstandard, rare) An intersex person.
n
(psychology, obsolete) Homosexuality, particularly in early psychoanalysis.
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A scale devised by Alfred Kinsey, used to measure a person's sexuality, ranging from 0 (exclusively heterosexual) to 6 (exclusively homosexual), passing through different stages of bisexuality, including the 3 in the middle (bisexual, attracted to men and women equally). There is also an X option, for those exhibiting no sexual attraction (asexual).
n
(rare) A person (typically not a lesbian) with a fondness for lesbians or erotic contact between women.
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A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.
n
The quality of being metrosexual
v
(rare) To make (a person) metrosexual.
n
Synonym of missing white woman syndrome
n
A fondness for women.
adj
Of or pertaining to masturbation (onanism).
n
(attributively) Heterosexual, or otherwise relating to a relationship between a woman and a man.
n
(euphemistic, dated) male homosexuality
n
The quality of being pomosexual.
n
The quality of being protosexual; early or primitive sexuality.
adj
(psychology) According to Lionel Ovesey: having become a (male) homosexual as a result of abnormal interpersonal relationships, rather than having an innate homosexual orientation.
n
Quality of being pseudosexual.
n
(slang, derogatory) A teenager or young adult (especially an LGBT or LGBT-supportive member of Gen Z) whose views on sexuality are seen as sex-negative or moralistic.
adj
(rare) Hating queer people; prejudiced against queer people.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting queernormativity.
adj
Pertaining to a positively viewed diversity in gender and/or sexuality.
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The same gender to which one is referring, often when referring to oneself.
adj
Of, relating to, or between homosexual men or women.
n
One who is attracted to, or engages sexually with, members of the same sex; a homosexual
n
Homosexuality.
adj
(biology, genetics) Occurring, or active, in only one sex.
n
(LGBT) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).
n
(dated) Homosexuality.
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One's tendencies of sexual attraction, considered as a whole.
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Sexual orientation.
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The belief that one set of sexual behaviors is intrinsically superior to another set of sexual behaviors, or prejudice and discrimination based on that belief.
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Sexual identity, gender.
n
(Christianity, LGBT) The position of Christians who believe that homosexuality is an intrinsic trait of some people, but that gay marriage is nevertheless sinful and should be avoided.
adj
(obsolete, rare) homosexual
n
The condition of being sinthomosexual
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The condition of being skoliosexual.
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(obsolete) Synonym of sodomy
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Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or historically homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal or oral sex.
n
(rare) The act, practice, or quality of being sexual with oneself.
n
A man concerned with personal appearance, but who places more emphasis on having a fit, toned, virile body than on grooming or fashion.
adj
(LGBT) Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.
adj
(colloquial, of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex (sometimes, but only sometimes, specifically between heterosexual ones).
adv
(simile, by extension) Having no homosexual desires or thoughts; completely heterosexual.
adj
With references to nonstraight sexual orientations omitted or removed.
n
(neologism) A person, especially a male metrosexual, who expresses himself or herself (including in terms of sexuality) through technological devices.
adj
(obsolete) Homosexual.
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(obsolete) Homosexuality, especially among males.
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(obsolete) Synonym of urningism (“homosexuality, especially among males”)
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(obsolete) A person who is nonmonogamous.
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The practice among some vegans of having sex or pursuing sexual relationships only with other vegans.

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