solosexual

English

Etymology

From solo +‎ -sexual, after similar words in -(o)sexual.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sō′lō-sĕk′sho͞o-əl
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsəʊ.ləʊˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsoʊ.loʊˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
• Rhymes: -ɛkʃuəl, -ɛkʃuːəl
• Hyphenation: so‧lo‧sex‧ual

Adjective

solosexual (comparative more solosexual, superlative most solosexual)

1. (rare) Sexual with oneself; masturbatory.
   • 2009, J. F. Lewis, ReVamped, →ISBN, page 221:

     There has to be a term for it, but I tended to think of him as solosexual: a self-sufficient sexual entity having no real need for human contact outside of himself.

   • 2001, Joe Eszterhas, American Rhapsody, →ISBN, page 189:

     Clintonista theologians talked about Jesus' admonition to “love thy neighbor as thyself.” The head of America's solosexual movement, Harold Litten, asked, “Did Jesus masturbate or did He have nocturnal emissions, wet dreams? Now, if you believe the Bible that Jesus was a human being in every way—it must be one or the other."

   • 2016 April, “Solosexual: Portrait of a Masturbator”, in GayCalgary Magazine:

     GC: When you wrote your book about being solosexual, [...]

Noun

solosexual (plural solosexuals)

1. Someone whose sexuality is primarily exercised or expressed alone.
   • 2018 January 26, anonymous author, The Guardian:

     I had an ill-considered marriage to a woman who had a low sex drive which lasted 12 years; we divorced mainly over our sexual differences. I am a happy solosexual.

Derived terms

• solosexuality