Objectum

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is attracted to an object and/or in a relationship with an object.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Attracted to inanimate objects, especially sexually or romantically, but can be other types such as platonic or familial.
  2. 2
    Between a human and an object, or being directed or oriented towards objects.

Synonyms

All synonyms
objectum-sexualpygmaliosexual

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin obiectum. Coined by Eija-Ritta Eklof Berliner-Mauer in the early 1970s as part of the terms objectum-sexual and objectum-sexuality. Doublet of object and objet.

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objectum-sexualobjectum-sexuality

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