Graysexual
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Graysexual is an adjective meaning (neologism) Intermediate between sexual and asexual; sometimes, but not usually, experiencing sexual attraction and desire.
Meaning
(neologism) Intermediate between sexual and asexual; sometimes, but not usually, experiencing sexual attraction and desire.
More Meanings
- (neologism) A graysexual person.
Example Sentences
Some aces are gray-sexual (or gray-A), meaning that they fall somewhere on a spectrum between asexual and sexual.
Do you feel sexual attraction sometimes, but only rarely? You may be graysexual,* and you’ll have a lot in common with asexual people if you are.
But then I remember: the whole ethos of sex-positivity is predicated on a belief that everyone—sexual, asexual, or gray-sexual; monogamous, polyamorous, or something in-between; LGBTQ or as hetero as the Romneys—is entitled to pleasurable and safe sex.
Word Forms
- gray-sexual
- graysexuals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include greysexual, gray-sexual, gynosexual, genderqueer, gynesexual, genderfluid.
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