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sapphic

[saf-ik] / ˈsæf ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
attracted to same sex
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gay homosexual lesbian
STRONG
queer
Antonyms
STRONGEST
heterosexual straight


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Bridgers also provided guest vocals on Silk Chiffon, a freewheeling sapphic love song that became Muna's breakthrough single.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

But the nonchalance of the sapphic romance portrayed in the video for 2025’s “First Luv,” and the ferocious rapping of “Shagidi” show this is an ambitious band with influence and inventiveness, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

While both straight women and gay men are obsessed with the Canadian series, the sapphic adoration for Williams is rooted in a deeper desire for romantic queer representation.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

While Nixon’s queer credentials may not impress Quinn very much, the former Sex and the City actor has proved to have quite the knack for sapphic slogans.

From The Guardian ● May 10, 2018

Odes and Epodes, thus acquired, were a score of days and weeks; alcaic and sapphic verses like a bead-roll for counting off the time that intervened before the holidays.

From Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays by Walter Pater


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