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Is homosexual a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word homosexual is a Scrabble US word. The word homosexual is worth 22 points in Scrabble:

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Is homosexual a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word homosexual is a Scrabble UK word and has 22 points:

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Yes. The word homosexual is a Words With Friends word. The word homosexual is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

HOMOSEXUAL,

8-letter words (1 found)

HAMULOSE,

7-letter words (3 found)

HOLESOM,HOMOSEX,MOOLAHS,

6-letter words (27 found)

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5-letter words (107 found)

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4-letter words (146 found)

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3-letter words (101 found)

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2-letter words (35 found)

AE,AH,AL,AM,AS,AX,EA,EH,EL,EM,ES,EX,HA,HE,HM,HO,LA,LO,MA,ME,MO,MU,OE,OH,OM,OO,OS,OU,OX,SH,SO,UH,UM,US,XU,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 422 words from homosexual according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of homosexual

homosexual

Etymology

Borrowed from German homosexual, from homo- (“same”) + sexual (“relating to sex or sexuality”), coined by Karl Maria Kertbeny in 1868, and popularized in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis (2nd ed. 1887, in German) and Charles Gilbert Chaddock's 1892 English translation thereof (compare bisexual), displacing the slightly older term Uranian. Equivalent to homo- +‎ -sexual.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation):
    • IPA(key): /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/, /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/
    • IPA(key): /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/, /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/
  • (US):
    • enPR: hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl, hō'mō-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl, IPA(key): /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/, /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/

Adjective

homosexual (comparative more homosexual, superlative most homosexual)

  1. (of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
  2. (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.
  3. (dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.

Usage notes

  • Many style guides and many gay people recommend against the use of the word "homosexual" because of its clinical and sometimes pejorative connotations, preferring the terms gay and (for women) lesbian, and relationship descriptors like "same-sex relationship". Many consider it particularly pejorative when it is used as a noun, and prefer "gay man", "gay woman" (or "lesbian").
  • The first part of the word derives from the Greek word for "same", which is traditionally pronounced /ˈhɒməʊ/, unlike the Latin word homo (“man, human being”), which is pronounced /ˈhəʊməʊ/ (RP). However, it is much more common to pronounce the first vowel as /əʊ/ (RP) / /oʊ/ (US) than as /ɒ/.

Synonyms

  • (all senses): gay, lesbian (used only of women)
  • (attracted to members of the same sex): See Thesaurus:homosexual
  • (between people of the same sex): same-sex

Antonyms

  • heterosexual, straight, See also Thesaurus:heterosexual

Hyponyms

  • heteroflexible
  • homoflexible

Coordinate terms

  • (of humans): (sexual orientations) sexual orientation; asexual (-ity, ace), bisexual (-ity, bi), demisexual (-ity, demi), graysexual (-ity), heterosexual (-ity, straight), homosexual (-ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (-ity), pansexual (-ity, pan), plurisexual (-ity), polysexual (-ity), robosexual (-ity), sapiosexual (-ity), androsexual (-ity), gynesexual (-ity), vegansexual (-ity) (Category: en:Sexual orientations)
  • (of humans): bi, hetero
  • (of humans): homoromantic

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

homosexual (plural homosexuals)

  1. (typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.

Usage notes

  • "Homosexual" as a noun is more often applied to males while females are more likely to be described as lesbians.
  • Many style guides and gay people advise against the use of "homosexual" as a noun; see the usage notes above.

Synonyms

  • This section is divided into two tables, one containing synonyms that generally are not derogatory and one containing those that generally are. However, note that the non-derogatory terms can nonetheless be used derogatorily, and that some of the derogatory ones are often used humorously and non-derogatorily by gay people and others.

Derived terms

  • homo

Translations

References

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omos̺eks̺ual/ [o.mo.s̺ek.s̺u.al], /omos̺eks̺wal/ [o.mo.s̺eks̺.wal]
  • Rhymes: -ual, -eks̺wal

Adjective

homosexual (not comparable)

  1. homosexual

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • "homosexual" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˌɔ.mu.sək.suˈal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌɔ.mo.sək.suˈal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˌɔ.mo.sek.suˈal]

Adjective

homosexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural homosexuals)

  1. homosexual

Noun

homosexual m or f by sense (plural homosexuals)

  1. homosexual

Related terms

  • homosexualitat

Galician

Etymology

From homo- +‎ sexual.

Adjective

homosexual m or f (plural homosexuais)

  1. homosexual

Noun

homosexual m or f by sense (plural homosexuais)

  1. homosexual

Antonyms

  • heterosexual

Related terms

  • homosexualidade
  • maricón (pejorative)
  • homofobia

German

Etymology

Coined by Austro-Hungarian writer, journalist, translator and bibliographer Karl-Maria Kertbeny in 1868, from homo- +‎ sexual.

Adjective

homosexual (strong nominative masculine singular homosexualer, not comparable)

  1. Dated form of homosexuell.

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • heterosexual

Related terms

  • Homosexualer

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French homosexuel. Equivalent to homo- +‎ sexual.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.mo.sek.suˈal/

Adjective

homosexual m or n (feminine singular homosexuală, masculine plural homosexuali, feminine and neuter plural homosexuale)

  1. homosexual

Declension

Noun

homosexual m (plural homosexuali, feminine equivalent homosexuală)

  1. homosexual

Declension

Related terms

  • homosexualitate
  • gay
  • lesbian / lesbiană
  • poponar (pejorative)
  • bulangiu (pejorative)

Spanish

Etymology

From homo- +‎ sexual.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omoseɡˈswal/ [o.mo.seɣ̞ˈswal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ho‧mo‧se‧xual

Adjective

homosexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural homosexuales)

  1. homosexual

Derived terms

Noun

homosexual m or f by sense (plural homosexuales)

  1. homosexual
    Antonym: heterosexual

Related terms

Further reading

  • “homosexual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org