Meanings
plural lesbianisms
- countableuncountableFemale homosexuality; the state of a woman being sexually attracted to other women.
The dyke spacegirls find out that they love cock, but the cop admits that lesbianism is a turn-on for men, provided the women are good-looking […]
1998, Irvine Welsh, Filth, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN1 more example
Because all Asari present as female and use female pronouns, the deadly sexual nature of Ardat-Yakshi may reflect the continued fear of lesbianism that persists among many in human society.
2018, Alexandra M. Lucas, “From Smoldering Justicar to Blue-Skinned Space Babe: Asari Sexuality in Mass Effect”, in Heidi McDonald, editor, Digital Love: Romance and Sexuality in Video Games, CRC Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 72Synonyms: lesbiandom, lesbianhood, lesbianness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFemale homosexuality; the state of a woman being sexually attracted to other women.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic سِحَاق
- سِحَاق (siḥāq)Female homosexuality
Catalan lesbianisme
- lesbianismeFemale homosexuality
Chinese Mandarin 女同性戀 /女同性恋
- 女同性戀 /女同性恋 (nǚ tóngxìngliàn)Female homosexuality
Danish lesbianisme
- lesbianismeFemale homosexuality
Finnish lesbous, lesbolaisuus
- lesbousFemale homosexuality
- lesbolaisuusFemale homosexuality
French lesbianisme
- lesbianismeFemale homosexuality
German Lesbischsein, Lesbianismus
- LesbischseinFemale homosexuality
- LesbianismusFemale homosexuality
Italian lesbismo
- lesbismoFemale homosexuality
Polish lesbijstwo
- lesbijstwoFemale homosexuality
Portuguese lesbianismo
- lesbianismoFemale homosexuality
Romanian lesbianism
- lesbianismFemale homosexuality
Russian лесбия́нство
- лесбия́нство (lesbijánstvo)Female homosexuality
Slovak lesbizmus
- lesbizmusFemale homosexuality
Spanish lesbianismo
- lesbianismoFemale homosexuality
Swedish lesbiskhet
- lesbiskhetFemale homosexuality
Ukrainian лесбія́нство, лесбі́йство
- лесбія́нство (lesbijánstvo)Female homosexuality
- лесбі́йство (lesbíjstvo)Female homosexuality
Vietnamese đồng tính nữ, les
- đồng tính nữFemale homosexuality
- lesFemale homosexuality
Cite this entry
lesbianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesbianism
“lesbianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesbianism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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