Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cislesbian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cisles-bian
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of cis lesbian.

Example Sentences

"Because my identity is female, I present myself online as female. As such I'm able to meet a lot of cislesbians, in places like Second Life, dating websites or in chat rooms."
"In the series, a cislesbian befriends a trans* heterosexual woman but derisively rejects a translesbian who sexually propositions her."
"Lisa, a 46-year-old mixed-race cislesbian, discussed how her organization operates quite differently, in that she is required to work with queer and trans newcomers who have decided to settle in Canada."

Etymology

From cis- + lesbian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cis

Inflected Forms

cislesbians (plural)

Questions

What does cislesbian mean?: Alternative form of cis lesbian.
Where does cislesbian come from?: From cis- + lesbian.

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