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sapiosexuality

sapiosexuality noun: the state of being sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.

Noun

sapiosexuality (uncountable)

  1. The state of being sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.
    • So a self-confessed culture vulture is a member of communities on authors, sudoku, films, chocolates and sapiosexuality (sapiosexuals are people who are apparently turned on by intelligence).2008 August 17, Mohua Das, Malini Banerjee, “Virtual Vanities”, in The Telegraph, Calcutta
    • I went to friend and psychologist Alejandro Spicker — who's both attractive and smart — and asked him what he thought of sapiosexuality.2012 May, Carolina Montejo, “Sapiosexuality: The intelligent foreplay”, in Vangardist, page 129

sapiosexuality meaning in Arabic

sapiosexuality in Arabic

Translations
الْاِنْجِذَاب لِلْأَذْكِيَاءِ al-injiḏāb lilʔaḏkiyāʔi

Origin of sapiosexuality

From Latin sapiens (“wise, judicious”) + sexuality or sapiosexual + -ity. Purportedly coined in 1998.

Questions about sapiosexuality

What does sapiosexuality mean?
Sapiosexuality means the state of being sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.
What is sapiosexuality in Arabic?
Sapiosexuality in Arabic is الْاِنْجِذَاب لِلْأَذْكِيَاءِ (al-injiḏāb lilʔaḏkiyāʔi). See Sapiosexuality meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is sapiosexuality?
Sapiosexuality is a noun.

Words near sapiosexuality in the dictionary

  1. sapio
  2. sapiophile
  3. sapiophiles
  4. sapios
  5. sapiosexual
  6. sapiosexuality
  7. sapiosexuals
  8. Sapir
  9. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
  10. Sapirian
  11. Sapirman

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