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Meaning of "coming out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMING OUT

coming out  [ˈkʌmɪŋ aʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMING OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coming out is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMING OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coming out

Coming out

Coming out of the closet, or simply coming out, is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of the closet is described and experienced variously as a psychological process or journey; decision-making or risk-taking; a strategy or plan; a mass or public event; a speech act and a matter of personal identity; a rite of passage; liberation or emancipation from oppression; an ordeal; a means toward feeling gay pride instead of shame and social stigma; or even career suicide. Author Steven Seidman writes that "it is the power of the closet to shape the core of an individual's life that has made homosexuality into a significant personal, social, and political drama in twentieth-century America." Coming out of the closet is the source of other gay slang expressions related to voluntary disclosure or lack thereof. LGBT people who have already revealed or no longer conceal their sexual orientation and/or gender identity are out, i.e. openly LGBT.

Definition of coming out in the English dictionary

The definition of coming out in the dictionary is the declaration that one is gay. Other definition of coming out is the entry into society.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMING OUT


about
əˈbaʊt
blackout
ˈblækaʊt
bout
baʊt
carry-out
ˈkærɪaʊt
checkout
ˈtʃɛkaʊt
cut-out
ˈkʌtˌaʊt
doubt
daʊt
fallout
ˈfɔːlˌaʊt
layout
ˈleɪaʊt
logout
ˈlɒɡˌaʊt
opt-out
ˈɒptˌaʊt
out
aʊt
scout
skaʊt
set-out
ˈsɛtˌaʊt
shout
ʃaʊt
throughout
θruːˈaʊt
tout
taʊt
trout
traʊt
without
wɪˈðaʊt
workout
ˈwɜːkaʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMING OUT

comical
comicality
comically
comicalness
Comice
comics
Comines
Cominform
coming
coming of age
coming up!
coming-of-age
comings and goings
Comintern
comique
comitadji
comitadjis
comital
comitative
comitatus

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMING OUT

bedding out
boarding out
bring out
bug out
check out
find out
flag out
hang out
log out
on the way out
peg out
pig out
rig out
ring out
sing out
slopping out
strung out
the sands are running out
veg out
wig out

Synonyms and antonyms of coming out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coming out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMING OUT

Find out the translation of coming out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coming out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coming out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

现身
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

saliendo
570 millions of speakers

English

coming out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर आ रहा है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخروج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выходит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saindo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাইরে আসা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sortant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Coming Out
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出てくる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나오는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sắp ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளியே வருகிறேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेर येत आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çıkıyor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coming out
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wychodzi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виходить
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iese
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βγαίνει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uit te kom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kommer ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommer ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coming out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMING OUT»

The term «coming out» is very widely used and occupies the 16.457 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMING OUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coming out» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coming out» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coming out

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMING OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word coming out.
1
Sara Bareilles
I think I have some anger-management issues, and they end up coming out in these passive-aggressive songs that sound happy.
2
Gordon Bell
I tend to always carry a camera with me. I live next to a fire station, and I've got lots of photos of the hook and ladder coming out of the house. And I like food, so I tend to photograph wonderfully presented food all the time. To me those are very pleasant memories.
3
Neill Blomkamp
When any young director gets hired by a studio to do a $125 million film based on a preexisting piece of intellectual property, they're climbing into the meat grinder. And what you're coming out with on the other side is a generic, heavily studio-controlled pile of garbage that ends up on the side of Burger King wrappers.
4
Jerry Brown
When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer can know, who am I buying this from? What's their name? Do they have a face? Is the food they are selling coming out of Mexico with pesticides?
5
Eddie Campbell
It's not the last one. Five's out, six is coming out in November, that's a single chapter, and then seven is the big horrifying one. And I think a couple after that to wrap the thing up.
6
Jilly Cooper
I've got a book coming out soon so I just must get some weight off.
7
Andrea Corr
I love watching people, and that's what I do; just go for a walk at about 4 o'clock, and go down a busy street, where you see people coming out of school and you get a glimpse of their lives, what they're talking about.
8
Brendan Coyle
Britain's a funny place and there's a lot of funny people coming out of there and a lot of people are finding mediums to express themselves.
9
Alan Cumming
Sometimes with people I know, they're playing the hunky action guy and there's resistance to them coming out because it's so connected to straight masculinity. There's a plastic kind of movie star who has a very short shelf with very small kind of ambition. I see that but I still don't agree with it.
10
Steve Daines
You talk to the farmers, the ranchers, our small community bankers, and boy, one of the No. 1 issues is the regulations coming out of Washington.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMING OUT»

Discover the use of coming out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coming out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and ...
Every story can change a life. Growing up isn't easy. Many young people face daily tormenting and bullying, and this is especially true for LGBT kids and teens.
Dan Savage, Terry Miller, 2011
2
Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in ...
This book has become a classic since it was published in 1990 and remains a valuable contribution to the history of World War II, at home and abroad, as well as to the ongoing debate regarding the role of gays in the U.S. military.
Allan Bérubé, 2010
3
Coming Out
In a novel that is by turns profound, poignant, moving and warmly funny, Danielle Steel tells the story of an extraordinary family - finding new ways of letting go, stepping up and coming out ....in the ways that matter most.
Danielle Steel, 2009
4
Coming Out of Homosexuality: New Freedom for Men and Women
Do you want God's will for your life -- but struggle with gay or lesbian desires? The authors of this book understand your dilemma. This is not a theoretical book: it is a practical guide for people struggling with same-sex desires.
Bob Davies, Lori Rentzel, 2009
5
Coming Out Spiritually: The Next Step
Looks at ten spiritual archetypes gay people have assumed in the past, and describes the teachings of many of the world's religions concerning homosexuality
Christian De la Huerta, 1999
6
Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence
A collection of short stories about homosexuality by such authors as Bruce Coville, M.E. Kerr, William Sleator, and Jane Yolen.
Marion Dane Bauer, 2008
7
Coming Out of the Ice: An Unexpected Life
This American's memoirs tell of the 45 years he lived in the Soviet Union, experiencing acclaim as a parachutist, imprisonment, marriage, and banishment to Siberia.
Victor Herman, 1979
8
Coming out of shame: transforming gay and lesbian lives
Offers prescriptive advice for transcending the undermining effects of shame on the personal security, mental health, and happiness of gays and lesbians In Coming Out of Shame, Gershen Kaufman and Lev Raphael expose the role shame has come ...
Gershen Kaufman, Lev Raphael, 1996
9
Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians ...
Listed by American Bookseller as "among the most important gay and lesbian books that should be represented in any general bookstore", Borhek's original edition of this book (1983) has also been praised as "sound, sympathetic, and helpful" ...
Mary V. Borhek, 1993
10
Coming Out in College: The Struggle for a Queer Identity
The focus of this book is twofold: the experiences individuals face in coming to terms with their sexual identity and the process of developing a group identity.
Robert A. Rhoads, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMING OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coming out is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Coming Out In The Modern Age: An Interview With Broadway's …
It's 1 pm on a Wednesday, and I'm in the thick of Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, smack in the middle of the New York City Pride Week. «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
2
YouTube star Shane Dawson comes out as bisexual
He continued: “In a lot of coming out videos, people who are gay or lesbian, they're so confident. “I'm not that. I don't know who I am 100 ... «PinkNews, Jul 15»
3
New Sarah Palin book coming in November
NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Palin has a new book coming out, with a new publisher. Regnery Publishing , a conservative press based in ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
4
Stop logs coming out from Port Dover's Misner Dam
Stop logs coming out from Port Dover's Misner Dam. Two workers under the direction of a Norfolk County foreman removed the first stop log ... «Port Dover Maple Leaf, Jul 15»
5
Coming out of their shell: the locally-caught scallops enjoying a …
SCALLOP lovers in the South West can look forward to a bumper summer with the South West's fishing industry is enjoying one of the best ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
6
'Nashville' Season 4 Spoilers: Will Faces Backlash For Coming Out
"Nashville" season 3 saw Juliette leaving Rayna's music label, Highway 65 Records. In the upcoming fourth season, the latter will be faced with ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
7
WATCH: This is how Caitlyn Jenner's mom felt about her coming out
In the latest promo for the docu-series I Am Cait, Caitlyn's mom opens up about her reaction to learning that Caitlyn is transgender. In the clip ... «Channel 24, Jul 15»
8
Coming Out When You're in the Biggest 'Bro' Frat on Campus
I was 22, standing at the podium, microphone in hand, facing easily over one hundred people. I took the moment in, both knowing and not ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Coming Out As a Pro-Palestinian Zionist
I looked down at my phone screen, shocked that I had done it. I had just referred to myself openly on Twitter as a Pro-Palestinian Zionist. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Letter: Truth coming out about prison contraband
Prison inmates are masters at manipulating their guards into bringing them drugs, according to Seth Ferranti, whose article “Prison Drug ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»

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