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polyromantic

UK/ˌpɒ.li.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk/US/ˌpɑ.li.ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/

polyromantic adjective: romantically attracted to more than one gender.

Adjective

polyromantic (comparative more polyromantic, superlative most polyromantic)

  1. (neologism) Romantically attracted to more than one gender.
    • Near-synonyms: panromantic, polysexual, pansexual, bisexual
    • Romantic relationships are also found on a spectrum, ranging from non-romantic/aromantic to polyromantic, including homoromantic, heteroromantic, biromantic panromantic, et cetera.2013 October 17, Lee Thomas, “LGBTQrazy: A is for . . .”, in The Brunswickan, volume 147, number 07, page 10
    Antonyms:
    aromantic, asexual
  2. (neologism) Romantically polyamorous; that is, having multiple romantic relationships.
    • Being polyamorous isn't inherently wrong. Neither is desiring threesomes or kinky sex. […] The other misconceptions, the ones that sexualize us, need to stop too, but in stopping those, we mustn't shame the bisexual folks who do prefer a polyromantic or sexually-explorative lifestyle.2016 April 3, Zachary Zane, “Where Do "Messy Bisexuals" Fit Into the Bi+ Community?”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2022
    • The American series You Me Her is being promoted as ‘TV’s first polyromantic comedy”, starring Amy Poehler’s brother Greg.2017, Rosie Wilby, Is Monogamy Dead?: Rethinking Relationships in the 21st Century, Accent Press Ltd, →ISBN

Synonyms of polyromantic

Antonyms

Forms of polyromantic

comparativemore polyromantic
superlativemost polyromantic

Origin of polyromantic

From poly- + romantic. Compare polysexuality.

Questions about polyromantic

What does polyromantic mean?
Polyromantic means romantically attracted to more than one gender.
What part of speech is polyromantic?
Polyromantic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce polyromantic?
Polyromantic is pronounced /ˌpɒ.li.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk/ (UK).

Words near polyromantic in the dictionary

  1. polyribosomes
  2. polyricinoleate
  3. polyricinoleates
  4. polyrod
  5. polyrods
  6. polyromantic
  7. polyrotaxane
  8. polyrotaxanes
  9. polys
  10. polysaccharase
  11. polysaccharases

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