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gray-A

gray-A adjective: graysexual.

Adjective

gray-A (not comparable)

  1. (informal, neologism) Graysexual.
    • The gray-A type of attraction discussed in asexuality communities addresses this issue of a variable like sex drive.2012, Evelyn Deshane, "Asexuality: Media Depictions and Lived Realities", Absynthe (Trent University), February 2012, page 34
    • People who find themselves “somewhere in the middle,” or people who don’t feel that they’re the cut-and-dry definition of aromantic asexual, tend to identify themselves as gray-A. And demisexuality is but one shade of gray-A.2013, Adrienne Smith, “Cultural Fascination”, in Elesia Askenazy, Melanie Yergeau, editors, Relationships & Sexuality, page 96

Noun

gray-A (plural gray-As or gray-A's)

  1. (informal, neologism) A graysexual person.
    • Gray-As or demisexuals fit somewhere between sexual and asexual; they may have very low sex-drives, or may only experience sexual attraction after a deep emotional connection exists.2012, Marina Hale, "The Drop-Down Menu Identity Crisis", Glass Buffalo (University of Alberta), Spring 2012, page 51
    • Gray-A's, on the other hand, are people who identify more generally in the gray zone between asexuality and sexuality.2013, Dominque Mosbergen, "Asexual in a Sexual World", Huffington, Issue #63, 25 August 2013, page 47 (approx.)

Examples of gray-A in a sentence

  • "Sexuality is so fluid, and Gray-A presents more of a possibility to be unsure.2013, Dominque Mosbergen, "Asexual in a Sexual World", Huffington, Issue #63, 25 August 2013, page 47 (approx.)
  • Graces, or gray-A’s, are people who experience sexual attraction infrequently or not very strongly; […]2014 January 24, Bailey Dineen, “A Look Into My Sex Life”, in The Cornell Daily Sun, volume 13, number 74, Cornell University, page 7:

Forms of gray-A

pluralgray-As
pluralgray-A's

Origin of gray-A

Coined in 2006 by the user KSpaz on the forums of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network for those in the "fuzzy" area that is the distinction between asexuality and sexuality.

Questions about gray-A

What does gray-A mean?
Gray-A means graysexual.
How do you use gray-A in a sentence?
"Sexuality is so fluid, and Gray-A presents more of a possibility to be unsure.
What part of speech is gray-A?
Gray-A can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near gray-A in the dictionary

  1. gray wolves
  2. gray zorro
  3. gray zorros
  4. Gray's grenadier anchovies
  5. Gray's grenadier anchovy
  6. gray-A
  7. gray-A's
  8. gray-As
  9. gray-asexual
  10. gray-blue
  11. gray-box testing

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