Sapphic
Female homosexual, formally
Sapphic relates to Sappho, the ancient Greek lyric poet, or to romantic and sexual love between women.
A Sapphic stanza is a four-line verse form associated with her poetry.
More commonly, Sapphic describes women attracted to women: Sapphic literature, Sapphic desire.
The capitalized form appears in literary and classical discussions, while lowercase sapphic dominates contemporary LGBTQ+ usage. (Lowercase sapphic is the common contemporary form.)
Feminine-presenting queer person
- butchMasculine in manner
- queerUnusual or non-normative
- lesbianWoman desiring women
- girlfriendFemale romantic partner
Lesbos · cottagecore · useless lesbian · pride · rainbow · lavender · violets · flannel
femme
Feminine-presenting queer person
girlfriend · Lesbos · cottagecore · useless lesbian · pride · rainbow · lavender · violets · flannel · undercut
ode
Laudatory verse form
- HoraceMale name from antiquity
- hendecasyllableEleven-syllable metrical line
- quatrainFour-line poetic unit
meter · foot · lyric · Greek · Latin · classical · fragment · trochee · dactyl · strophe
- lyric poemslyric poetry, sonnet, ode, odes, sonnets
- sapphic loveRomantic desire between women
- sapphic romanceLove stories between women