sapphic
Collocations
5ADJ.
black, initial, pansexual, real
VERB + SAPPHIC
aristophanes
SAPPHIC + NOUN
crane, night, woman
PREP.
in, with, without
ADV.
principally
Definitions
adj
Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry.
Of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.
Alternative letter-case form of sapphic.
noun
A Sapphic verse.
His Sapphics, on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne, are easy, elegant, and poetical.
The first line (which goes by the name of Aristophanes) is a Sapphic without the initial trochees.
A person who is sapphic.
'Very good,” he said, 'although I must confess that the older I get, the less I am able to enjoy the company of women – except of course our own dear Enid who is so notorious a Sapphic as to be virtually hors concours.
There are many of us (yes, even in Utah) who are more style-conscious, socially involved and culturally aware Sapphics than the common opinion dictates.
adj
Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.
Clinton and I became peripherally involved with a pair of Leckford Road girls who, principally sapphic in their interests, would arrange for sessions of group frolic.
[...] and rumor had it that the Margo—Eve relationship was inspired by the bisexual Bankhead and her Skin of Our Teeth understudy [...] (The 1947 film version teamed Humphrey Bogart with sapphic stars Barbara Stanwyck and Alexis Smith.)
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adjective — of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations b
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6His Sapphics, on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne, are easy, elegant, and poetical.
WiktionaryThe first line (which goes by the name of Aristophanes) is a Sapphic without the initial trochees.
Wiktionary"A real Sapphic," said Crane, dropping into a poetical tone, as an elocutionist does when he is hungry for an opportunity to recite a favorite sketch.
WiktionaryClinton and I became peripherally involved with a pair of Leckford Road girls who, principally sapphic in their interests, would arrange for sessions of group frolic.
Wiktionary[...] and rumor had it that the Margo—Eve relationship was inspired by the bisexual Bankhead and her Skin of Our Teeth understudy [...] (The 1947 film version teamed Humphrey Bogart with sapphic stars
WiktionaryHer lyrics are deeply personal and wide reaching and she weaves in indignation at the state of American politics while simultaneously exploring her identity as a black sapphic [pansexual] woman.
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