homophile

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Reacting only with homologous antigens.
2. sıfat Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.

   “It seems that many homophile Bostonians don't patronize Provincetown for various reasons. Wake-up you homophile brothers and sisters. You have a great resort in your own backyard.”

3. sıfat Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement emphasizing love over sex.

   “In so many of his opinions, he seemed a throwback to the respectable "homophile conservatism" of the 1950s. Odd for one so young.”

4. isim An antibody that reacts only with homologous antigens.
5. isim 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.

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