Homoerotic


[hoh-moh-i-rot-uh-siz-uh m] /ˌhoʊ moʊ ɪˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm/

noun
1.
a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
/ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪk/
adjective
1.
of, concerning, or arousing sexual desire for persons of one’s own sex
/ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm/
noun
1.
eroticism centred on or aroused by persons of one’s own sex
adj.

also homo-erotic, 1916, from homo- (2) “homosexual” + erotic.

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