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homosexual

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homosexual
homosexual /ˌhəʊməˈsekʃuəl, ˌhɒmə- $ ˌhoʊ-/ adjective formalif someone, especially a man, is homosexual, they are sexually attracted to people of the same sex
   SYN  gayheterosexual, bisexual:
    Ruth’s brother was homosexual.
    homosexual men
    a homosexual relationship
—homosexual noun [countable]
—homosexuality /ˌhəʊməsekʃuˈæləti, ˌhəʊməsekʃuˈælɪti, ˌhɒ- $ ˌhoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]