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polysexual.

Of or pertaining to multiple types of sexuality.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌpɒ.liˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌpɑ.liˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/General-American/pɑlɪ-/General-American/pɑlə-/General-American
  1. Of or pertaining to multiple types of sexuality.

  2. Sexually attracted to many (sometimes specifically multiple but not all) genders.

  3. Sexually polyamorous; that is, having multiple sexual relationships.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- 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 polysexual From poly- + -sexual.

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