uranist

English

Etymology

From uranism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjʊəɹənɪst/

Noun

uranist (plural uranists)

  1. (archaic) A homosexual.
    • 1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita:
      I discussed Soviet movies with expatriates. I sat with uranists in the Deux Magots. I published tortuous essays in obscure journals.
    • 1974, Michael Tyler-Whittle, Bertie[1], page 250:
      Though harmless and gentle he would have been described as a Greek or a Uranist by the exquisites of Cambridge, or as a Nancy Dawson by everyone else.

Translations

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French uraniste.

Noun

uranist m (plural uraniști)

  1. uranist

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative uranist uranistul uraniști uraniștii
genitive-dative uranist uranistului uraniști uraniștilor
vocative uranistule uraniștilor