Homo

HOMO is a word made from vertically symmetrical letters.

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Distribution of usage frequency for the most common synonyms of the noun homo:

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Definition of the noun homo

What does homo mean as a name of something?

noun - plural: homos

someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
- lexical domain: People - nouns denoting people
- synonyms of homo: gay / homophile / homosexual
- more generic words: individual / mortal / person / somebody / someone / soul = a human being
- more specific terms:
  - closet queen = a negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation
  - faggot / fagot / fairy / nance / pansy / poove / queen / queer / poof / pouf / fag = offensive term for a homosexual man
  - gay woman / lesbian / tribade = a female homosexual
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- lexical domain: Animals - nouns denoting animals
- synonyms of homo: human / human being / man
- more generic word: hominid = a primate of the family Hominidae
- more specific terms:
  - human beings / human race / humankind / humanity / mankind / humans / world / man = all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
  - Homo erectus = extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain
  - Homo soloensis = extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java
  - Homo habilis = extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics
  - Homo sapiens = the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools
  - Homo sapiens neanderthalensis / Neanderthal man / Neandertal man / Neanderthal / Neandertal = extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
  - Homo rhodesiensis / Rhodesian man = a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa
- parts:
  - lumbus / loin = either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
  - material body / physical body / human body / physique / anatomy / chassis / figure / build / flesh / frame / shape / form / soma / bod = alternative names for the body of a human being
  - body hair = short hair growing over a person's body
  - head of hair / mane = growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
  - human head = the head of a human being
  - human foot / foot / pes = the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
  - arm = a human limb
  - manus / hand / mitt / paw = the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
  - human face / face = the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- member of: genus Homo = type genus of the family Hominidae

Alternative definition of the noun homo

noun

[colloquial, often, pejorative] Short form of homosexual.
[uncountable, dated, US, Canada] Homogenized milk with a high butterfat content.

Definition of the adjective homo

What does homo mean as an attribute of a noun?

adjective

[colloquial] [sometimes, pejorative] Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
[not comparable] [Canada, US] Homogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content.

Person

Homo a.k.a. Mykola Vorony was an Ukrainian writer, poet, theatre director, translator and actor.

also known as Mykola Kindratovich Vorony, Mykola Voronyj, Arlekin, Vishchy Oleh, Siriuk, Kondratovych, Mykola Voronyi
born on 6 December 1871 (143 years ago) in Yekaterinoslav Governorate, child of Kindrat Vorony and O. Kolachinska
nationality: Soviet Union
education:
- Philosophy at University of Vienna
- Philosophy at Lviv University
profession: Writer, poet, actor, theatre director, translator
Marriage with Vira Verbytska-Antiokh since 1904
parent of
- Marko Vorony
- Dmytro Verbitskiy-Antiokh
died on 7 June 1938 (76 years ago) in Odessa of execution by firing squad
written works: "Lyrical Poems", "In the Aura of Dreams", "For Ukraine", "Poems", "Theater and Drama", "A Dramatic Prima Donna", "Євшан-зілля", "Пензлем і пером", "Театральне мистецтво й український театр", "Mykhaylo Shchepkin", "Український театр у Києві", "Мандрівна елегія", "Icarus", "Сонячні хвилини", "Мерці", "Молодий патріот", "Старим патріотам", "Режисер", "Горами, горами", "Привид"

There are other people with Homo in their name, like Frédérique Homo.

Phrases with Homo

Phrases starting with the word Homo:

Phrases ending with the word Homo:

Other phrase containing the word Homo:

Family Homo-Simiadae

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Homo

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Reaction Mechanisms of Inorganic and Organometallic Systems (2007)

by Robert B. Jordan Professor of Chemistry University of Alberta

HOMO, on one species to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital, LUMO, on the other. For H2, the HOMO is the o-bonding orbital and the LUMO is the corresponding o-antibonding orbital. For an alkene, the HOMO is the n- bonding orbital ...

Charles Darwin and the Mystery of Mysteries (2010)

by Susan Pearson

” Our own species is called Homo sapiens (meaning Wise man). Sapiens is the name of our species. Homo is the name of our genus. Other members of our genus are now ...

Wiley Blackwell Student Dictionary of Human Evolution (2015)

by Bernard Wood

Homo LINNAEUS, 1758 183 Hominoidea The superfamily comprising the living taxa of modern humans, chimpanzees/bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons, and all the fossil taxa that are more closely related to these taxa than to any ...

A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms... (1898)

With an Appendix Embracing a Dictionary of Briticisms, Americanisms, Colloquial Phrases, Etc. ... by Bp. Samuel Fallows

Homo extra est corpus sttum, cum iras- citur. [Lat.] A man, when angry, is beside himself. Homo factus ad unguem. [Lat.] A highly-polished man; one finished to the highest degree. Homo homini aut deus aut lupus. [Lat.] Man is to man either a ...