English adjective: lesbian | |||
1. | lesbian of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman | ||
Synonyms | sapphic | ||
Similar | homosexual | ||
Antonyms | bisexual, heterosexual | ||
English noun: lesbian | |||
1. | lesbian (person) a female homosexual | ||
Synonyms | gay woman, tribade | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gay, homo, homophile, homosexual | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | butch, dike, dyke | ||
2. | Lesbian (person) a resident of Lesbos | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Greek, Hellene | ||
Instance hyponym | Alcaeus, Sappho | ||
Member meronym | Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene | ||