📖 Definitions of "Sapphic"
noun
- 1
A Sapphic verse.
- 2
A person who is sapphic.
adjective
- 1
Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.
🔄 Synonyms of "Sapphic"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sapphic"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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.) |
| lesbicnoun | Pertaining to love between women; lesbian; sapphic. |
| sotadicnoun | Relating to, or resembling, the compositions of the Ancient Greek poet Sotades, often of an obscene or satirical nature. |
| poetic | Relating 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. |
| sibyllicnoun | Of or relating to a sibyl (pagan female oracle or prophetess). |
| siphoneous | Of or relating to the Siphoneae algae. |
| saponitic | Relating to or composed of saponite. |
| sybaritic | Of or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent. |
| musicopoetic | Relating to music and poetry. |
| saphenal | Relating to the saphena. |
| simonidean | Of or relating to the Ancient Greek poet Simonides. |
| satyric | Of or pertaining to a satyr. |
| melicnoun | Any of various grasses, of the genus Melica, from northern temperate regions. |
| lesbianic | Of or pertaining to lesbians. |
| sicyoniannoun | A native or inhabitant of Sicyon. |
| poetological | Relating to poetology. |
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