homophile

English

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Etymology

From homo- +‎ -phile.

Adjective

homophile (not comparable)

  2. (biology, medicine, of an antibody) Reacting only with homologous antigens.
    Antonyms: heterophile, heterophil
  3. (dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.
    • 1978 August 19, R. Kirk, “Pro P'town”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 4:
      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.
  4. (chiefly historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement.
    • 1979 December 22, Mitzel, “The Brill Files: Part II: Facts, Opinions, & Gossip”, in Gay Community News, volume 2, number 22, page 6:
      In so many of his opinions, he seemed a throwback to the respectable "homophile conservatism" of the 1950s. Odd for one so young.

Noun

homophile (plural homophiles)

  2. (biology, medicine) An antibody that reacts only with homologous antigens.
    Antonyms: heterophile, heterophil
  3. (dated) 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.
    • 2023, H. Gareth Gavin, Never Was, Cipher Press, page 323:
      ‘You see that dashing young homophile stood over there? The one with the highly commendable bone structure?’

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