homophile

Plural: homophiles

Noun

• someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
• An antibody that reacts only with homologous antigens.
• A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.

Adjective Satellite

• homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

Adj

• Reacting only with homologous antigens.
• Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having 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.

Synonyms

gay, homo, homosexual, queer

Antonyms

heterophil#Adjective, heterophil#Noun, heterophile#Adjective, heterophile#Noun

Related Words

homophilia, homophilic

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