lesbianism

/ˈlɛzbiəˌnɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"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 […]"
"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."

Etymology tree English lesbian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English lesbianism From lesbian + -ism.

lesbianisms (plural)

lipstick lesbianism political lesbianism

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