sapphic /ˈsæfɪk/ adjective1 •Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.Clinton and I became peripherally involved with a pair of Leckford Road girls who, principally sapphic in their interests, would arrange for sessions of group frolic. — 2010
Sapphic /ˈsæf.ɪk/adjective 2noun 2forms 2 adjective2 •Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry. •Of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl. noun2 •A person who is sapphic.There are many of us (yes, even in Utah) who are more style-conscious, socially involved and culturally aware Sapphics than the common opinion dictates. — 2011 •A Sapphic verse.His Sapphics, on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne, are easy, elegant, and poetical. — 1824 formsSapphics · sapphics