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In some senses, homophile is marked as dated, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
homophile
adj 3noun 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
dashing, many, over, respectable, young
VERB + HOMOPHILE
reasons, seems, wake-up
HOMOPHILE + NOUN
bostonians, brothers, conservatism, sisters
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?’
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
Wiktionary02
In so many of his opinions, he seemed a throwback to the respectable "homophile conservatism" of the 1950s. Odd for one so young.
Wiktionary03
‘You see that dashing young homophile stood over there? The one with the highly commendable bone structure?’
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