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graysexual

Syllables: gray·sex·u·alUK/ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl//ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

graysexual adjective: intermediate between sexual and asexual; sometimes, but not usually, experiencing sexual attraction and desire.

Adjective

graysexual (not comparable)

  1. (neologism) Intermediate between sexual and asexual; sometimes, but not usually, experiencing sexual attraction and desire.
    • 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.2013, M. M, "sex-pos", Post- (Brown University), Volume 14, Issue 13, 21 February 2013, page 7
    • Some aces are gray-sexual (or gray-A), meaning that they fall somewhere on a spectrum between asexual and sexual.2014 February 19, Tess Banta, “The 'A' Stands for Asexual”, in The Amherst Student, volume 143, number 16, Amherst College, page 7

Noun

graysexual (plural graysexuals)

  1. (neologism) A graysexual person.

Synonyms of graysexual

Forms of graysexual

Adjective
alternative formgray-sexual
alternative UKgreysexual
alternative UKgrey-sexual
Noun
pluralgraysexuals

Origin of graysexual

Blend of gray + asexual, coined by user asexualityrocks in 2008 on the forums of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network about two years after the advent of gray-A and gray asexual.

Words that rhyme with graysexual

Questions about graysexual

What does graysexual mean?
Graysexual means intermediate between sexual and asexual; sometimes, but not usually, experiencing sexual attraction and desire.
What part of speech is graysexual?
Graysexual can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce graysexual?
Graysexual is pronounced /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ (UK).

Words near graysexual in the dictionary

  1. grayscales
  2. grayscaling
  3. grayschist
  4. grayschists
  5. Graysen
  6. graysexual
  7. graysexuality
  8. graysexuals
  9. grayslick
  10. Grayson
  11. Grayson County

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