homoeroticism

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US/ˌhoʊ.moʊ.ɪˈɹɑ.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/

noun

The state or quality of being homoerotic

Similar
homosexualityhomosexualismqueernessgayness
Opposite
heteroeroticism
OriginEnglish homoerotic ← French érotique ← Latin erōticu →
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Meanings

nounhomoeroticism (countable and uncountable, plural homoeroticisms)

plural homoeroticisms

  1. countableuncountableThe state or quality of being homoerotic

    Masculine images in the ballet tend toward one of two poles: the homoeroticism of contemporary European choreographers […], and the men-drained-of-maleness we often see in Cunningham's dances.

    1988 September 30, Cerinda Survant, “Truly New”, in Chicago Reader

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
heteroeroticism

nouna sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

Similar
homosexualityhomosexualismqueernessgayness
Broader
sexual activitysexual practicesex
Also see
gaynesshomoerotismhomosexualismhomosexualityqueerness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Germanhomo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
  8. Proto-Italic*seksus
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  11. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  12. Latinsecō
  13. Latinsecāre?
  14. Latinsexus
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Latinsexuālis
  18. Germansexual
  19. Germanhomosexua
  20. Englishhomosexualbf.
  21. Englishhomo-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
  24. Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
  25. Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
  26. Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
  27. Latinerōticu
  28. Frenchérotique
  29. Englisherotic
  30. Englishhomoerotic
  31. Englishhomoeroticism

From homoerotic + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan homoerotisme
  • homoerotismethe state or quality of being homoerotic
Chinese Mandarin 同性性慾 /同性性欲
  • 同性性慾 /同性性欲 (tóngxìng xìngyù)the state or quality of being homoerotic
Dutch homo-erotiek
  • homo-erotiekthe state or quality of being homoerotic
Finnish homoerotiikka
  • homoerotiikkathe state or quality of being homoerotic
French homoérotisme
  • homoérotismethe state or quality of being homoerotic
Italian omoerotismo
  • omoerotismothe state or quality of being homoerotic
Polish homoerotyzm
  • homoerotyzmthe state or quality of being homoerotic
Portuguese homoerotismo
  • homoerotismothe state or quality of being homoerotic
Russian гомоэроти́зм, гомоэро́тика
  • гомоэроти́зм (gomoerotízm)the state or quality of being homoerotic
  • гомоэро́тика (gomoerótika)the state or quality of being homoerotic
Spanish homoerotismo
  • homoerotismothe state or quality of being homoerotic
Swedish homoerotik
  • homoerotikthe state or quality of being homoerotic
Cite this entry
APA

homoeroticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeroticism

MLA

“homoeroticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeroticism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homoeroticism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homoeroticism.

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