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homophile

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An antibody that reacts only with homologous antigens.
  2. 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.
    dated

Equivalents

Françaishomophile
Deutschhomophil
Portuguêshomófilo
4 more languages

Examples

“‘You see⟳ that dashing young homophile stood over there? The one with the highly commendable bone structure⟳?’”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

homophilia homophily homophobe homophobephobe Homophobia homophobiac

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