Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homosociality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
ho-moso-cial-i-ty
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Socialization (social interaction, social relationships) with members of the same sex, as distinguished from sexual interaction with or attraction to members of the same sex (homosexuality) and social interaction with members of the opposite sex (heterosociality).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English homosocial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English homosociality From homosocial + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

homosocialities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

homosocial homoromanticism

Antonyms

heterosociality

Questions

What does homosociality mean?
Socialization (social interaction, social relationships) with members of the same sex, as distinguished from sexual interaction with or attraction to members of the same sex (homosexuality) and social interaction with members of the opposite sex (heterosociality).
Where does homosociality come from?
Etymology tree English homosocial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English homosociality From homosocial + -ity.

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