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plurisexual en · ADJ

Etymology

From pluri- + sexual, by analogy with monosexual.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Sexually attracted to members of multiple sexes.
    • He believes that man is born with a plurisexual disposition and that there is nothing unusual about his seeking satisfaction with either sex... 1969, Joan Matthews, “Bisexuality in the Male”, in The Journal of Sex Research, volume 5, number 2, →DOI, page 126:
    • Few studies have focused on nonbinary individuals aside from bisexuality or fail to differentiate between bisexuality and other plurisexual identities. 2017, Christopher K. Belous, Melissa L. Bauman, “What's in a Name? Exploring Pansexuality Online”, in Journal of Bisexuality, volume 17, number 1, →DOI, page 60:
    • My plurisexual friends discussed attraction to people of multiple genders with me.

plurisexual en · NOUN

Etymology

From pluri- + sexual, by analogy with monosexual.

Meanings

  1. A plurisexual person.
    • Plurisexuals are often interpreted as half gay/half straight due to the prevailing belief that multigendered attractions are temporary, or illusory. 2020, Rosie Nelson, “'What do bisexuals look like? I don't know!' Visibility, gender, and safety among plurisexuals”, in Journal of Sociology, volume 56, number 4, →DOI, page 591:

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Deriveds

plurisexuality

Hyponyms

queer · bisexual · pansexual

Relateds

polysexual · multisexual