homoeroticadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌhəʊməʊᵻˈrɒtɪk/,

/ˌhɒməʊᵻˈrɒtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌhoʊmoʊəˈrɑdɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: homo- comb. form, erotic adj.

Etymology: < homo- comb. form + erotic adj., after German homoerotisch ( F. Karsch-Haack Gleichgeschlechtliche Leben der Naturvölker (1911) 20: see note). Compare earlier homosexual adj.Quots. 1915 at sense A. and 1915 at sense B. are taken from an abstract of, and quot. 1916 at sense A. from a translation of, a paper by S. Ferenczi, read in 1911 and published in 1914 (in Internationale Zeitschrift für ärztliche Psychoanalyse 2 131–42); S. Ferenczi cites Karsch-Haack as his source for this and related words.

Originally Psychology and Psychoanalysis.

A. adj.

Of a person: having sexual or romantic attraction to, or engaging in sexual activity with, people of one's own sex; homosexual. Also (and now more commonly): relating to, involving, or characterized by same-sex attraction or sexual activity.Sometimes as a synonym of, but other times in explicit or implied contrast with, homosexual (see homosexual adj.), connoting latent attraction to one's own sex, rather than active homosexuality (cf. homophilic adj.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [adjective] > homosexual

inverted1870

Uranian1883

homosexual1892

homogenic1894

camp1910

homosex1913

queer1914

homoerotic1915

homosexualist1920

homo1923

faggoty1928

tapette1930

fag1932

gay1934

so1937

same-sex1938

faggy1949

ginger beer1959

that waya1960

that way inclineda1960

ginger1965

minty1965

pink1972

leather1990

1915 Psychoanalytic Rev. 2 461 The first [sc. the passive homosexual] might be called ‘subject-homoerotic’ and the second [sc. the active homosexual] ‘object-homoerotic’.

1916 E. Jones tr. S. Ferenczi Contrib. Psycho-anal. xii. 268 The development of a homo-erotic [Ger. homoërotischen] obsessional neurosis.

1936 W. S. Sadler Theory & Pract. Psychiatry xxxviii. 626 Many notable individuals in history have been homoerotic, among them Alexander the Great and Michelangelo.

1969 Listener 20 Feb. 250/3 A slick, unreal, wisecracking comedy about New York homo-erotic life.

1971 M. Altschuler in D. S. Marshall & R. C. Suggs Human Sexual Behavior ii. 48 One may see, in various houses, boys and young men..wrapped in each other's arms... This behavior is not specifically homosexual, but it may be called homoerotic.

2010 Guardian 6 July 29/5 Tel Aviv, Warsaw's Israeli cafe-bar,..is decorated with homoerotic art.

B. n.

A homosexual person; a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to, or engages in sexual activity with, people of his or her own sex. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person

urning1883

invert1892

homosexual1894

Uranist1895

homosexualist1898

Uranian1908

intersexualc1910

homoerotic1915

homo1923

one of those1927

freak1941

homophile1945

gay1953

consenting adult1957

minty1957

lesbigays1992

1915 Psychoanalytic Rev. 2 461 The author [sc. Dr. S. Ferenczi] has psychoanalyzed a number of male homoerotics.

1934 Mod. Psychologist June 26/2 The repressed homoerotic finds a way out, and the frank homosexual can be bolder and less afraid of unwelcome interference from outsiders.

2016 Econ. & Polit. Weekly (Nexis) 9 Jan. Can the straights represent the homoerotics?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	homoerotic
释义	homoeroticadj.n. Brit. /ˌhəʊməʊᵻˈrɒtɪk/, /ˌhɒməʊᵻˈrɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌhoʊmoʊəˈrɑdɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: homo- comb. form, erotic adj. Etymology: < homo- comb. form + erotic adj., after German homoerotisch ( F. Karsch-Haack Gleichgeschlechtliche Leben der Naturvölker (1911) 20: see note). Compare earlier homosexual adj.Quots. 1915 at sense A. and 1915 at sense B. are taken from an abstract of, and quot. 1916 at sense A. from a translation of, a paper by S. Ferenczi, read in 1911 and published in 1914 (in Internationale Zeitschrift für ärztliche Psychoanalyse 2 131–42); S. Ferenczi cites Karsch-Haack as his source for this and related words. Originally Psychology and Psychoanalysis. A. adj. Of a person: having sexual or romantic attraction to, or engaging in sexual activity with, people of one's own sex; homosexual. Also (and now more commonly): relating to, involving, or characterized by same-sex attraction or sexual activity.Sometimes as a synonym of, but other times in explicit or implied contrast with, homosexual (see homosexual adj.), connoting latent attraction to one's own sex, rather than active homosexuality (cf. homophilic adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [adjective] > homosexual inverted1870 Uranian1883 homosexual1892 homogenic1894 camp1910 homosex1913 queer1914 homoerotic1915 homosexualist1920 homo1923 faggoty1928 tapette1930 fag1932 gay1934 so1937 same-sex1938 faggy1949 ginger beer1959 that waya1960 that way inclineda1960 ginger1965 minty1965 pink1972 leather1990 1915 Psychoanalytic Rev. 2 461 The first [sc. the passive homosexual] might be called ‘subject-homoerotic’ and the second [sc. the active homosexual] ‘object-homoerotic’. 1916 E. Jones tr. S. Ferenczi Contrib. Psycho-anal. xii. 268 The development of a homo-erotic [Ger. homoërotischen] obsessional neurosis. 1936 W. S. Sadler Theory & Pract. Psychiatry xxxviii. 626 Many notable individuals in history have been homoerotic, among them Alexander the Great and Michelangelo. 1969 Listener 20 Feb. 250/3 A slick, unreal, wisecracking comedy about New York homo-erotic life. 1971 M. Altschuler in D. S. Marshall & R. C. Suggs Human Sexual Behavior ii. 48 One may see, in various houses, boys and young men..wrapped in each other's arms... This behavior is not specifically homosexual, but it may be called homoerotic. 2010 Guardian 6 July 29/5 Tel Aviv, Warsaw's Israeli cafe-bar,..is decorated with homoerotic art. B. n. A homosexual person; a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to, or engages in sexual activity with, people of his or her own sex. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person urning1883 invert1892 homosexual1894 Uranist1895 homosexualist1898 Uranian1908 intersexualc1910 homoerotic1915 homo1923 one of those1927 freak1941 homophile1945 gay1953 consenting adult1957 minty1957 lesbigays1992 1915 Psychoanalytic Rev. 2 461 The author [sc. Dr. S. Ferenczi] has psychoanalyzed a number of male homoerotics. 1934 Mod. Psychologist June 26/2 The repressed homoerotic finds a way out, and the frank homosexual can be bolder and less afraid of unwelcome interference from outsiders. 2016 Econ. & Polit. Weekly (Nexis) 9 Jan. Can the straights represent the homoerotics? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1915
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