sapphic
1Sapphic — Sap phic, a. [L. Sapphicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Sappho.] 1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse. [1913 Webster] 2. (Pros.) Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; said of a certain kind of verse reputed to …
2Sapphic — can refer to: Related to Sappho, a 7th century BC poetess Sapphic stanza, a four line poetic form Sapphic love, related to female homosexuality See also Lesbian This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title …
3Sapphic — Sap phic, n. (Pros.) A Sapphic verse. [1913 Webster] …
4sapphic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (Sapphic) relating to the Greek lyric poet Sappho (early 7th century BC), or her poetry expressing love and affection for women. 2) formal or humorous relating to lesbians or lesbianism …
5Sapphic — [saf′ik] adj. [L Sapphicus < Gr Sapphikos < Sapphō] 1. of Sappho 2. [often s ] designating or of certain meters or a form of stanza or strophe used by or named after Sappho, esp. a stanza of three lines, of five or six stresses each,… …
6Sapphic — c.1500, from Fr. saphique, from L. Sapphicus, from Gk. Sapphikos of Sappho, in ref. to Sappho, poetess of the isle of Lesbos c.600 B.C.E. Especially in reference to her characteristic meters; sense of pertaining to sexual relations between women… …
7sapphic — I. adjective Date: 1501 1. capitalized of or relating to the Greek lyric poet Sappho 2. of, relating to, or consisting of a 4 line strophe made up of chiefly trochaic and dactylic feet 3. lesbian 2 II. noun Date: 1586 1. a verse having the… …
8sapphic — UK [ˈsæfɪk] / US noun Word forms sapphic : singular sapphic plural sapphics relating to lesbians …
9Sapphic — /saf ik/, adj. 1. pertaining to Sappho or to certain meters or a form of strophe or stanza used by or named after her. 2. Lesbian (def. 2). n. 3. a Sapphic verse. [1495 1505; < L sapphicus < Gk sapphikós, equiv. to Sapph(ó) SAPPHO + ikos IC] * *… …
10Sapphic — adjective /ˈsæf.ɪk/ a) Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry. b) Relating to lesbianism; lesbian (also sapphic) See Also: sapphism …