Gayness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈeɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈeɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈeɪnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈeɪnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

homoeroticism homosexuality homosexualism queerness

Word Forms

homosexual	adjective	sexually attracted to members of your own sex
homoerotic	adjective	of or concerning homosexual love
queer	adjective	homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
gay	adjective	homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwulheit

eine sexuelle Anziehung (oder sexuelle Beziehungen mit) Personen des gleichen Geschlechts

🇫🇷French

gaieté

une attirance sexuelle pour (ou des relations sexuelles avec) des personnes du même sexe

🇪🇸Spanish

homosexualidad

una atracción sexual hacia (o relaciones sexuales con) personas del mismo sexo

🇮🇹Italian

omosessualità

un'attrazione sessuale verso (o rapporti sessuali con) persone dello stesso sesso

🇳🇱Dutch

homoseksualiteit

een seksuele aantrekking tot (of seksuele relaties met) personen van hetzelfde geslacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

homossexualidade

uma atração sexual por (ou relações sexuais com) pessoas do mesmo sexo

🇷🇺Russian

гомосексуализм

сексуальное влечение (или сексуальные отношения с) лицами того же пола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समलैंगिकता

समान लिंग के व्यक्तियों के प्रति यौन आकर्षण (या उनके साथ यौन संबंध)।

🇧🇩Bengali

সমকামীতা

একই লিঙ্গের ব্যক্তিদের প্রতি (বা যৌন সম্পর্ক) যৌন আকর্ষণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓரினச்சேர்க்கை

ஒரே பாலினத்தவர்களிடம் பாலியல் ஈர்ப்பு (அல்லது உடலுறவு)

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వలింగ సంపర్కం

ఒకే లింగానికి చెందిన వ్యక్తుల పట్ల లైంగిక ఆకర్షణ (లేదా లైంగిక సంబంధాలు).

🇮🇳Marathi

समलिंगीपणा

समान लिंगाच्या व्यक्तींबद्दल (किंवा लैंगिक संबंध) लैंगिक आकर्षण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેનેસ

સમાન લિંગની વ્યક્તિઓ પ્રત્યે (અથવા જાતીય સંબંધો)નું જાતીય આકર્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಲಿಂಗಕಾಮ

ಒಂದೇ ಲಿಂಗದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆ (ಅಥವಾ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳು).

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വവർഗ്ഗാനുരാഗം

ഒരേ ലിംഗത്തിലുള്ളവരോടുള്ള ലൈംഗിക ആകർഷണം (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവരുമായുള്ള ലൈംഗിക ബന്ധം).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਲਿੰਗੀਪਨ

ਇੱਕੋ ਲਿੰਗ ਦੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਖਿੱਚ (ਜਾਂ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਸੰਬੰਧ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہم جنس پرست

ایک ہی جنس کے افراد کی طرف جنسی کشش (یا جنسی تعلقات)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同性恋

对同性的性吸引力（或与同性发生性关系）

🇯🇵Japanese

同性愛者

同性の人に対する性的魅力（または同性との性的関係）

🇰🇷Korean

동성애자

동성에게 성적 끌림(또는 성적 관계)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đồng tính

sự hấp dẫn tình dục đối với (hoặc quan hệ tình dục với) người cùng giới

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นเกย์

แรงดึงดูดทางเพศต่อ (หรือความสัมพันธ์ทางเพศกับ) บุคคลเพศเดียวกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

gay

ketertarikan seksual terhadap (atau hubungan seksual dengan) orang yang berjenis kelamin sama

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkabakla

isang sekswal na atraksyon sa (o pakikipagtalik sa) mga taong kapareho ng kasarian

🇲🇾Malay

kegayan

tarikan seksual kepada (atau hubungan seksual dengan) orang yang sama jantina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثلي الجنس

الانجذاب الجنسي (أو إقامة علاقات جنسية مع) أشخاص من نفس الجنس

🇮🇷Persian

همجنس گرا بودن

کشش جنسی به (یا روابط جنسی با) افراد همجنس

🇹🇷Turkish

eşcinsellik

aynı cinsiyetten kişilere karşı cinsel çekim (veya cinsel ilişki)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הומוסקסואליות

משיכה מינית ל (או יחסים מיניים עם) אנשים מאותו המין

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