PANSEXUAL

pansexual

(noun) a person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

pansexual (not comparable)

Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender.

Coordinate terms: bisexual, heterosexual, homosexual

Sexually attracted to everyone.

Welcoming people of all sexual orientations.

(psychology) Pertaining to the psychological theory of pansexualism.

Noun

pansexual (plural pansexuals)

Someone who is attracted to all types of people regardless of gender.

Usage notes

• Some people prefer this term to bisexual because of its acknowledgement of more than two genders. Some other people dislike this term, either because they feel there are only two genders or they feel bisexual includes more than two genders, or they dislike the polysemy of pansexual. Similar arguments are made about the less common term omnisexual.

Source: Wiktionary



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