androsexual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌæn.dɹəʊˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌæn.dɹəˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ (General-American)
- /ˌæn.dɹoʊˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English -sexual English androsexual From andro- + -sexual.
Meanings
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Attracted to men and/or to masculinity regardless of gender.
[…] androsexual and only attracted to men, they would probably consider themselves monosexual. However, if they are ma/androsexual and simply attracted to masculinity, this could put them under the multisexual umbrella, seeing as […]
2016, Ashley Mardell, The ABC's of LGBT+:By androsexual people, we understand that those who experience sexual attraction towards men, males, and/or female masculinity regardless of whether they are assigned male by birth or not.
2023, Manis Kumar Raha, Marriage in Human Society: Global Perspective, volume 3, page 581, section "Androsexual"
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Attracted to men and/or to masculinity regardless of gender. ▸ Sexually attracted to men.
Even if I agreed that it is useful to have words to name the sex(es) to whom someone is erotically attracted, I would not have to use the categories homosexual and heterosexual. I could just as easily divide the word up into gynosexual (attracted to women), androsexual (attracted to men), and bisexual (attracted to both).
2014, Naomi S Tucker, Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, and Visions:In the past, the terms homosexual and heterosexual were used […] literature now uses terms such as attracted to men (androsexual), attracted to women (gynosexual), attracted to both or attracted to neither to describe a person's sexual orientation […]
2010, Craig Kridel, Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies, page 893:[…] androsexual men are attracted to men and gynosexual women are attracted to women.
2010, Roger I. Abrams, Sports Justice: The Law and the Business of Sports:
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Attracted to men and/or to masculinity regardless of gender. ▸ Sexually attracted to masculinity, regardless of gender.
I am gay. I normally find dicks and men and male private areas very attractive […] I'm technically androsexual- attracted to masculinity and there are a few transwomen that are a little masculine at my group) and I'm normally attracted to them, […]
, Connor Whiteley, I Am Not A Victim, I Am A Survivor
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more androsexual | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most androsexual | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Coordinates
gynesexual · gynesexual · gynesexual
Deriveds
Relateds
Translations (3)
pt androssexual (sexually attracted to men) · is karlkynhneigður (sexually attracted to men) · sv androsexuell (sexually attracted to men)