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Sapphic

/ˈsæf.ɪk/

A Sapphic verse.

📖 Definitions of "Sapphic"

noun
  1. 1

    A Sapphic verse.

  2. 2

    A person who is sapphic.

adjective
  1. 1

    Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.

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homosexualnoun(of a person or other animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
lesbiannoun(of a woman) Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.

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lesbiannoun(of a woman) Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
homosexualnoun(of a person or other animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
lesbicnounPertaining to love between women; lesbian; sapphic.
sotadicnounRelating to, or resembling, the compositions of the Ancient Greek poet Sotades, often of an obscene or satirical nature.
poeticRelating to poetry.
spondaic(poetry) Having or relating to spondees.
spondaical(poetry) Having or relating to spondees.
lyricnoun(usually in the plural) The words of a song or other vocal music.
sibyllicnounOf or relating to a sibyl (pagan female oracle or prophetess).
siphoneousOf or relating to the Siphoneae algae.
saponiticRelating to or composed of saponite.
sybariticOf or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.
musicopoeticRelating to music and poetry.
saphenalRelating to the saphena.
simonideanOf or relating to the Ancient Greek poet Simonides.
satyricOf or pertaining to a satyr.
melicnounAny of various grasses, of the genus Melica, from northern temperate regions.
lesbianicOf or pertaining to lesbians.
sicyoniannounA native or inhabitant of Sicyon.
poetologicalRelating to poetology.

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