Lesbian vs False - What's the difference?
lesbian | false |
(of a woman) Homosexual; preferring female romantic or sexual partners.
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two women; homosexual.
* 2011 , Michael Bruce, ?Robert M. Stewart, College Sex - Philosophy for Everyone (ISBN 1444341448), page 32:
(especially of an institution or group) Intended for lesbians.
* 2000 , Bonnie Zimmerman, Encyclopedia of lesbian and gay histories and cultures , volume 1, page 135:
* 2008 , Carl Abbott, How cities won the West: four centuries of urban change , page 283:
A homosexual female, a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As adjectives the difference between lesbian and false
is that lesbian is of or pertaining to the island of lesbos while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.As a noun lesbian
is a native or inhabitant of lesbos.lesbian
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She is lesbian .
- She's involved in a lesbian relationship.
- Lesbian marriage is still illegal in some nations.
- We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.
- Some lesbians also felt comfortable in the entertainment clubs in the black section of the city; these clubs were not lesbian but were lesbian friendly.
- Openly gay poets such as Allen Ginsberg were prominent among the beats, and many North Beach bars were gay and lesbian as well as bohemian.
Synonyms
* , gay (preferred by some lesbians), homosexual (not specific to female homosexuality) * , gay (preferred by some lesbians), homosexual (not specific to female homosexuality)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* sapphist * (offensive) Amy-John, beaver eater, beanflicker, boondagger, bulldiker, bulldyker, carpet muncher, clam smacker, crack snacker, cunt-lapper, donut bumper, dyke, lesbianist, lezzer, lezzie, lezzo, rug muncher, scissor sister, todger dodger, vagitarian, clitorist * See alsoHypernyms
* LGBT * gay * homosexual * queerDerived terms
* hasbian * wasbianSee also
*Anagrams
* * ----false
English
Adjective
(er)A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society, section=Part 1, publisher=Clarendon Press, location=Oxford, editor= , volume=1, page=217 , passage=Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.}}