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reciprosexual

reciprosexual noun: a sexual orientation on the asexual spectrum, meaning those who do not experience sexual attraction to others until they know the attraction is reciprocated - that is, that the other person is sexually attracted to them first.

Noun

reciprosexual (plural reciprosexuals)

  1. A sexual orientation on the asexual spectrum, meaning those who do not experience sexual attraction to others until they know the attraction is reciprocated - that is, that the other person is sexually attracted to them first.

Adjective

reciprosexual (comparative more reciprosexual, superlative most reciprosexual)

  1. Identifying as reciprosexual, i.e. not experiencing sexual attraction to another person until they know the attraction is reciprocated.

Forms of reciprosexual

Noun
pluralreciprosexuals
Adjective
comparativemore reciprosexual
superlativemost reciprosexual

Questions about reciprosexual

What does reciprosexual mean?
Reciprosexual means a sexual orientation on the asexual spectrum, meaning those who do not experience sexual attraction to others until they know the attraction is reciprocated - that is, that the other person is sexually attracted to them first.
What part of speech is reciprosexual?
Reciprosexual can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of reciprosexual?
The plural of reciprosexual is reciprosexuals.

Words near reciprosexual in the dictionary

  1. reciprock
  2. reciprocous
  3. recipromantic
  4. recipromatic
  5. reciproque
  6. reciprosexual
  7. reciprosexuals
  8. recipé
  9. recipés
  10. recirc
  11. recirced

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