Sapiosexuality
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind. uncountable
"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)."
Example
More examples"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)."
Etymology
From Latin sapiens (“wise, judicious”) + sexuality or sapiosexual + -ity. Purportedly coined in 1998.
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