homophile adjective 3noun 2forms 1 adjective3 •(old-fashioned) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.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. — 1978 •(historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement emphasizing love over sex.In so many of his opinions, he seemed a throwback to the respectable "homophile conservatism" of the 1950s. Odd for one so young. — 1979 •Reacting only with homologous antigens. noun2 •(old-fashioned) 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.‘You see that dashing young homophile stood over there? The one with the highly commendable bone structure?’ — 2023 •An antibody that reacts only with homologous antigens. formshomophiles
