homosexuality vs lesbianism
lesbianism vs homosexualityhomosexuality and lesbianism both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| homosexuality | Yes | No | No | No |
| lesbianism | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lesbianism is a hyponym of
homosexuality; that is, lesbianism is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
homosexuality:
- homosexuality: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
- lesbianism: female homosexuality
Other hyponyms of homosexuality include
inversion, sexual inversion, sapphism, paederasty, pederasty.
| homosexuality (noun) | lesbianism (noun) |
|---|---|
| a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | female homosexuality |
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