homophile

adj 3noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

Reacting only with homologous antigens.

2

Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.

It seems that many homophile Bostonians don't patronize Provincetown for various reasons. Wake-up you homophile brothers and sisters. You have a great resort in your own backyard.

3

Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement emphasizing love over sex.

In so many of his opinions, he seemed a throwback to the respectable "homophile conservatism" of the 1950s. Odd for one so young.

noun

1

An antibody that reacts only with homologous antigens.

2

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.

‘You see that dashing young homophile stood over there? The one with the highly commendable bone structure?’

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