Homo

Definition of the noun homo

What does homo mean as a name of something?

noun - plural: homos

1. 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
2. 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

1. [colloquial, often, pejorative] Short form of homosexual.
2. [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

1. [colloquial] [sometimes, pejorative] Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
2. [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:

1. HOMO-
2. Homo Milk
3. Homo Sapien
4. homo erectus
5. homo habilis
6. homo sapiens
7. Homo-Simiadae
8. Homo Politicus
9. homo soloensis
10. Homo Oeconomicus
11. homo rhodesiensis
12. homo heidelbergensis
13. homo sapiens sapiens
14. homo sapiens neanderthalensis

Phrases ending with the word Homo:

1. No Homo
2. ecce homo
3. genus homo
4. Species Homo

Other phrase containing the word Homo:

1. Family Homo-Simiadae

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Homo

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Punch (1858)

Homo is a substantive of common gender, and in the present instance is evidently to be referred to the second sex.

PUNCH; JANUARY TO JUNE, 1858 (1858)

Homo is a substantive of common gender, and in ; the present instance is evidently to be referred to the second...

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 ...

The Dictionary of Human Geography (2011)

by Derek Gregory, Ron Johnston, Geraldine Pratt, Michael Watts, Sarah Whatmore

Literally both 'sacred man' and 'accursed man', homo sacer was a subjectposition conferred by archaic Roman LAW on those whose lives and deaths were deemed to be of no consequence. This dismal figure has come to be of considerable ...

World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions (1999)

A Resource for Readers and Writers by Gabriel Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie

homo. mensura. hominum causa jus constitutum est. [L. hominum of humans, people (5); causa for the sake (4); jus right, law (1); constitutum established (3); est is, has been (2): Law has been established for the sake of humans.] Laws exist ...

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"Homo Diaspora": Reading Futurist Language Fiction as Translational Histories - Joshua Miller

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Quotes about Homo

Only a Homo Ignorant terms himself Sapiens. (Hasier Agirre)
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Scrabble value of H₄O₁M₃O₁

The value of this 4-letter word is 9 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.

Anagrams of HOMO

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• HOOM
• MOHO

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