gynesexual
gynesexual adjective: attracted to women and/or to femininity regardless of gender.
Adjective
gynesexual (comparative more gynesexual, superlative most gynesexual)
- Attracted to women and/or to femininity regardless of gender.
- […] females, and/or femininity, regardless of whether the people they are attracted to were assigned female at birth. Gynosexual/gynesexual people: Individuals who experience sexual attraction toward women, females, and/or femininity […]2023, Shari Thurer, Beyond the Binary: Essays on Gender
- Sexually attracted to women.
- 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
- Sexually attracted to femininity, regardless of gender.
Noun
gynesexual (plural gynesexuals)
- A gynesexual person or organism.
gynesexual meaning in Arabic
gynesexual in Arabic
- sexually attracted to femininity, not necessarily women
- جنسيا
Forms of gynesexual
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more gynesexual |
| superlative | most gynesexual |
| alternative form | gynosexual |
| Noun | |
| plural | gynesexuals |
Origin of gynesexual
From gyne- + -sexual.
Words formed from gynesexual
Questions about gynesexual
- What does gynesexual mean?
- Gynesexual means attracted to women and/or to femininity regardless of gender.
- What is gynesexual in Arabic?
- Gynesexual in Arabic is جنسيا. See Gynesexual meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is gynesexual?
- Gynesexual can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near gynesexual in the dictionary
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