<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>(Especially of art, literature, drama, or the like) Using symbolism, allusions, situations, etc., that invoke sexual attraction or activity between people of the same gender: There's definitely some homoerotic subtext in that book.</li><li>Having sexual attraction to people of one's own sex or gender, especially when that attraction is repressed: To say a man has a “streak of lavender” means that he has homoerotic desires.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Older use: A person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of the same sex or gender.</li></ul>