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androsexual

Syllables: an·dro·sex·ualUK/ˌæn.dɹəʊˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl//ˌæn.dɹoʊˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

androsexual adjective: attracted to men and/or to masculinity regardless of gender.

Adjective

androsexual (comparative more androsexual, superlative most androsexual)

  1. Attracted to men and/or to masculinity regardless of gender.
    • […] androsexual and only attracted to men, they would probably consider themselves monosexual. However, if they are ma/androsexual and simply attracted to masculinity, this could put them under the multisexual umbrella, seeing as […]2016, Ashley Mardell, The ABC's of LGBT+
    • By androsexual people, we understand that those who experience sexual attraction towards men, males, and/or female masculinity regardless of whether they are assigned male by birth or not.2023, Manis Kumar Raha, Marriage in Human Society: Global Perspective, volume 3, page 581, section "Androsexual"
    1. Sexually attracted to men.
      • In the past, the terms homosexual and heterosexual were used […] literature now uses terms such as attracted to men (androsexual), attracted to women (gynosexual), attracted to both or attracted to neither to describe a person's sexual orientation […]2010, Craig Kridel, Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies, page 893
      • […] androsexual men are attracted to men and gynosexual women are attracted to women.2010, Roger I. Abrams, Sports Justice: The Law and the Business of Sports
    2. Sexually attracted to masculinity, regardless of gender.
      • I am gay. I normally find dicks and men and male private areas very attractive […] I'm technically androsexual- attracted to masculinity and there are a few transwomen that are a little masculine at my group) and I'm normally attracted to them, […], Connor Whiteley, I Am Not A Victim, I Am A Survivor

Noun

androsexual (plural androsexuals)

  1. An androsexual person, or other androsexual organism.

androsexual meaning in Arabic

androsexual in Arabic

a androsexual organism
أندروسكشوال

Forms of androsexual

Adjective
comparativemore androsexual
superlativemost androsexual
Noun
pluralandrosexuals

Origin of androsexual

From andro- + -sexual.

Words formed from androsexual

Words that rhyme with androsexual

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Questions about androsexual

What does androsexual mean?
Androsexual means attracted to men and/or to masculinity regardless of gender.
What is androsexual in Arabic?
Androsexual in Arabic is أندروسكشوال. See Androsexual meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is androsexual?
Androsexual can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce androsexual?
Androsexual is pronounced /ˌæn.dɹəʊˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ (UK).

Words near androsexual in the dictionary

  1. Andros
  2. androsartorial
  3. Androscoggin
  4. Androscoggin County
  5. Androscoggins
  6. androsexual
  7. androsexuality
  8. androsexuals
  9. Androsian
  10. androsite
  11. androsphere

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