lesbian

English Thesaurus

1. a resident of Lesbos (noun.person)

hypernym	:	greek, hellene,
definition	:	a native or inhabitant of Greece (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	alcaeus,
definition	:	Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC) (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	sappho,
definition	:	the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC) (noun.person)

member meronym	:	lesbos, lesvos, mytilene,
definition	:	an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry (noun.location)

2. a female homosexual (noun.person)

hypernym	:	gay, homo, homophile, homosexual,
definition	:	someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex (noun.person)

hyponym	:	butch, dike, dyke,
definition	:	(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine (noun.person)

3. of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman (adj.all)

similar	:	homosexual,
definition	:	sexually attracted to members of your own sex (adj.all)

4. a female homosexual (noun.person)

derivation	:	lesbian, sapphic,
definition	:	of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman (adj.all)

5. of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman (adj.all)

derivation	:	gay woman, lesbian, tribade,
definition	:	a female homosexual (noun.person)

6. a female homosexual (noun.person)

derivation	:	lesbian, sapphic,
definition	:	of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman (adj.all)

7. of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman (adj.all)

derivation	:	gay woman, lesbian, tribade,
definition	:	a female homosexual (noun.person)