Ambisexual

//ˌæm.bɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ambisexual person.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Hermaphroditic. not-comparable

    "However, the question must be asked: at which stage in the life-history of an ambisexual (hermaphroditic) fish does sex differentiation take place?"

  2. 2
    Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Unisex: fit for persons of either sex. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Of ambiguous sexual orientation. not-comparable, slang

Synonyms

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ac dchermaphroditehermaphroditic

Example

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""Ambisexual" may mean being "bisexual," having no fixed gender (as some characters in Ursula Le Guin's sci-fi books), or being sexually attracted to non-operative trans people."

Etymology

From ambi- + -sexual; in modern senses relating to human sexuality, influenced by bisexual.

Related phrases

sexual orientation

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