polysexual
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɒ.liˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɑ.liˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/, /pɑlɪ-/, /pɑlə-/
- Rhymes: -ɛkʃuəl, -ɛkʃuːəl
- Hyphenation: po‧ly‧sex‧ual
Adjective
[edit]polysexual (comparative more polysexual, superlative most polysexual)
- Of or pertaining to multiple types of sexuality.
- (LGBTQ) Sexually attracted to many (sometimes specifically multiple but not all) genders.
- Sexually polyamorous; that is, having multiple sexual relationships.
- 2020, Alex Stitt, ACT for Gender Identity: The Comprehensive Guide, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 359:
- Some queer relationships are monogamous (married/committed couple), some agree to polyfidelity (married/committed group), some are polysexual (open sexually), and others are polyamorous (open romantically).
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- English terms prefixed with poly-
- English terms suffixed with -sexual
- English 5-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɛkʃuəl
- Rhymes:English/ɛkʃuəl/5 syllables
- Rhymes:English/ɛkʃuːəl
- Rhymes:English/ɛkʃuːəl/5 syllables
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- en:LGBTQ
- English terms with quotations
- en:Sexual orientations
- en:Polyamory