homophile

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hō′mə fīl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ho•mo•phile  (hō′mə fīl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sociologya homosexual.

adj. 
  1. Sociologyadvocating or supportive of the interests, civil rights, and welfare of homosexuals;
    gay:a homophile activist organization.
  • homo- + -phile, on the model of homosexual 1955–60

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