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homoeroticism

[ hoh-moh-i-rot-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the use of symbolism, allusions, situations, etc., involving sexual attraction or activity between people of the same gender in art, literature, drama, or the like:

    Wilde's first novel was attacked for its homoeroticism and decadence.

  2. sexual attraction to people of one's own gender; homosexuality:

    She was not ready to confront her own unexplored homoeroticism.



homoeroticism

/ ˌhəʊməʊˈɛrəˌtɪzəm; ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

  1. eroticism centred on or aroused by persons of one's own sex
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ···dz· [hoh-moh-i-, rot, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homoeroticism1

First recorded in 1915–20; homo- + eroticism
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Example Sentences

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How do you convey that homoeroticism on the page and then get it onto the screen?

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If the rest of the tracks contain songs half as sexy as the football chant homoeroticism of the lead single “Rush,” listeners are in for a treat.

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The gags — including a dig at his penchant for facial filler and a somewhat puerile riff on the supposed homoeroticism of his friendship with Vladimir Putin — are mildly funny but not exactly sidesplitting.

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I am sure there will be questions about homoeroticism in the film or homosexuality and abuse, but I think it exists because of causality.

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He excised passages that appear to express homoeroticism, for example.

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