autochorissexual
Syllables: au·to·cho·ris·sex·ualUK/ˌɔː.tə.kɔː.ɹəˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/US/ˌɔ.tə.kɔ.ɹəˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
autochorissexual adjective: experiencing sexual arousal or fantasies disconnected from oneself and/or without an active desire for partnered sexual activity.
Adjective
autochorissexual (comparative more autochorissexual, superlative most autochorissexual)
- Experiencing sexual arousal or fantasies disconnected from oneself and/or without an active desire for partnered sexual activity.
- It is possible that some asexual individuals will also be autochorissexual in that they are not sexually attracted to anyone or anything, but may nonetheless require explicit stimuli to facilitate masturbation to orgasm.2014 August, Morag A. Yule, Lori A. Brotto, Boris B. Gorzalka, “Sexual fantasy and masturbation among asexual individuals”, in The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, volume 23, number 2, page 93
- The fact that some asexuals masturbate, but separate this activity from images of themselves as sexual and from sexual fantasies, supports the notion that some asexuals might be autochorissexual (Bogaert, 2012).2015, Parul Modi, "Do men and women with asexual identities show low category specificity in their patterns of sexual attraction and attention to male and female swimsuit models?", thesis submitted...
- Synonyms:
- aegosexual
Synonyms of autochorissexual
Forms of autochorissexual
| comparative | more autochorissexual |
|---|---|
| superlative | most autochorissexual |
Origin of autochorissexual
Coined by Anthony Bogaert in 2012, from auto- + χωρίς (khōrís, “without”) + -sexual, for a rough meaning of "without-self-sexual."
Words that rhyme with autochorissexual
- bisexual
- sexual
- ambisexual
- androsexual
- heterosexual
- homosexual
- omnisexual
- polysexual
- technosexual
- transsexual
- abrosexual
- aegosexual
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Questions about autochorissexual
- What does autochorissexual mean?
- Autochorissexual means experiencing sexual arousal or fantasies disconnected from oneself and/or without an active desire for partnered sexual activity.
- What part of speech is autochorissexual?
- Autochorissexual is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce autochorissexual?
- Autochorissexual is pronounced /ˌɔː.tə.kɔː.ɹəˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ (UK).
Words near autochorissexual in the dictionary
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