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pansexual.

Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender or sex.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pænˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/General-American
  1. Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender or sex.

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  2. Sexually attracted to everyone.

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  3. Welcoming people of all sexual orientations.

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  4. Pertaining to the psychological theory of pansexualism.

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Where this word comes from

From pan- + -sexual. First attested in 1926 (with pansexualism attested since 1917), as a descriptor of the psychological theory that all human activity is based on sexuality. Used to describe a sexual orientation since at least the 1970s.

noun/pænˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/General-American
  1. Someone who is attracted to all types of people regardless of gender or sex.

  2. A person who is attracted to frying pans.

    Internet · humorous · offensive · sometimes
Where this word comes from

From pan- + -sexual. First attested in 1926 (with pansexualism attested since 1917), as a descriptor of the psychological theory that all human activity is based on sexuality. Used to describe a sexual orientation since at least the 1970s.

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