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Homophile vs Homophily - What's the difference?

homophile | homophily |

As nouns the difference between homophile and homophily

is that homophile is (dated) a homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; (used to emphasize love over sex) while homophily is the tendency of individuals to associate with others of the same kind.

As an adjective homophile

is (dated) homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; (used to emphasize love over sex).

homophile

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; (used to emphasize love over sex).
  • (chiefly, historical) Of or pertaining to the “”, a gay activist movement.

    • Noun

    (wikipedia homophile) (en noun)
  • (dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; (used to emphasize love over sex).

    • Related terms

    * homophilia * homophilic

    homophily

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia homophily) (-)
  • The tendency of individuals to associate with others of the same kind

    • Antonyms

    * heterophily

    Derived terms

    * homophilous