homophile
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Is homophile a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (biology, medicine, of an antibody) Reacting only with homologous antigens.Antonyms: heterophile#Adjective, heterophil#Adjectivenot-comparable
2. (dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.Examples: "It seems that many homophile Bostonians don't patronize Provincetown for various reasons. Wake-up you homophile brothers and sisters. You have a great resort in your own backyard."datednot-comparable
3. (chiefly historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement emphasizing love over sex.Examples: "In so many of his opinions, he seemed a throwback to the respectable "homophile conservatism" of the 1950s. Odd for one so young."historicalnot-comparable
noun (English)
1. (biology, medicine) An antibody that reacts only with homologous antigens.Antonyms: heterophile#Noun, heterophil#Noun
2. (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.Examples: "‘You see that dashing young homophile stood over there? The one with the highly commendable bone structure?’"dated
Definition source: Wiktionary