homophile

English - English

Definition of homophile in English English dictionary

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

A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex

Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement that used this term in English

Hyphenation

ho·mo·phile

Etymology

() From homo- + -phile.