spectrasexual
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: spĕk′trə-sĕk′sho͞o-əl
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌspɛk.tɹəˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌspɛk.tɹəˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
- Rhymes: -ɛkʃuəl, -ɛkʃuːəl
- Hyphenation: spec‧tra‧sex‧ual
Adjective
[edit]spectrasexual (comparative more spectrasexual, superlative most spectrasexual)
- (rare, LGBTQ) Attracted to multiple genders and sexes, but not all of them.
- Synonym: polysexual
- 2023 February 16, Tianna Soto, “What Does It Mean to Be Spectrasexual?”, in Cosmopolitan[1]:
- Spectrasexual differs slightly from terms like pansexual and omnisexual, which also describe folks who can be attracted to various genders (more on that soon).
Noun
[edit]spectrasexual (plural spectrasexuals)
- One who is spectrasexual.
- Synonym: polysexual
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