les·bi·an
ˈlez-bē-ən 
1
: of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to other women or between women
gay and lesbian veterans
a lesbian relationship
2
Lesbian
: of or relating to Lesbos
plural lesbians
: a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women : a gay woman
lesbians and gay men
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Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Gay and lesbian residents and advocates and many politicians agree there was another reason for legislators to push the bill through.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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There was some connection between Toklas and pot brownies, and all the feminists and lesbians were into them.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Healey is the first woman to be elected governor of Massachusetts, and is one of two openly lesbian governors in the country.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Gay and lesbian residents and advocates and many politicians agree there was another reason for legislators to push the bill through.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
Her early work anticipated modern feminism by decades, however, distribution was limited by the Fascist censorship that followed her refusal to cut depictions of a lesbian affair from her first book Natalia (1931).
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
There was some connection between Toklas and pot brownies, and all the feminists and lesbians were into them.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Lesbian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lesbian. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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lesbian
1 of 2 adjective
les·bi·an
ˈlez-bē-ən
: of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to other women or between women
gay and lesbian adults
a lesbian relationship
lesbian
2 of 2 noun
: a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women : a gay woman
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