demisexual
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From demi- (“half”) + -sexual.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]demisexual (comparative more demisexual, superlative most demisexual)
- (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed. [from 21st c.]
- 2010 April, Sophie Gamwell, “Asexuality”, in BoLT, number 1, page 14:
- Some people may identify as asexual for a period and then decide that they are in fact demisexual, or even sexual.
- 2013 February 14, Tracey Hickey, “Asexuality should be recognized as a legitimate sexual orientation”, in The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh:
- Some think of themselves as demisexual, only able to feel attraction when a very strong emotional bond already exists.
- 2013, C. J. Bishop, "A mystery wrapped in an enigma – asexuality: a virtual discussion", Psychology & Sexuality, Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2013, page 205 (quoting A. C. Hinderliter):
- In asexual / ace communities in the past few years, there has been an enormous increase in prominence of people identifying as gray-A and as demisexual, with ‘ace’ now sometimes being used as an umbrella term.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:demisexual.
Synonyms
[edit]- demi (colloquial)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (sexual orientations) sexual orientation; asexual (-ity, ace), bisexual (-ity, bi), demisexual (-ity, demi), graysexual (-ity), heterosexual (-ity, straight), homosexual (-ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (-ity), pansexual (-ity, pan), polysexual (-ity), sapiosexual (-ity), androsexual (-ity), gynesexual (-ity) (Category: en:Sexual orientations)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed
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Noun
[edit]demisexual (plural demisexuals)
- A person who is demisexual.
- 2011 August, Mark Carrigan, “There’s more to life than sex? Difference and commonality within the asexual community”, in Sexualities, volume 14, number 4, page 470:
- Demisexuals experience sexual attraction as a consequence of romantic attraction but not independently of it.
- 2011, Holly Combs, "Labeling sexuality is not simple", The Maroon (Loyola University New Orleans), Volume 90, Number 10, 11 November 2011, page 6:
- Demisexuals experience sexual desire only toward people with whom they already have a strong emotional bond. Like an asexual, a demisexual would not see an attractive woman and immediately desire sex, unless, of course, that attractive woman happened to be in a serious emotional relationship with the demisexual.
- 2013, Whitney Cyr, "Students ‘come out’ and inspire with stories", The Equinox (Keene State College), 24 April 2013:
- Rines identified himself as a demisexual, meaning that he is only sexually attracted to a person once a strong emotional attachment has been formed.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:demisexual.
Synonyms
[edit]- demi (colloquial)
Translations
[edit]demisexual person
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Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]demisexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural demisexuales)
Noun
[edit]demisexual m or f by sense (plural demisexuales)
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