homophilia

English

Etymology

From homo- +‎ -philia.

Noun

homophilia (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Homosexuality.
    • 1993, Mark R. Rosenzweig, Lyman W. Porter, Annual Review of Psychology, volume 44, page 369:
      The relative balance of homophilia and heterophilia defines sexual orientation, and bisexuals would be those individuals possessing high levels of each.
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