Sapiosexual

//ˌseɪ.pi.əˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl//

"Sapiosexual" in a Sentence (10 examples)

A person who is sapiosexual feels attracted by the intelligence of another person more than by outward appearance.

Tom considers himself sapiosexual.

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, "sapiosexual" refers to those who are "sexually attracted to highly intelligent people."

Since I'm a sapiosexual, I only go for people who are intelligent, with emphasis on the intellectual.

I am what is known as a sapiosexual—defined by Urban Dictionary as one who finds intelligence the most sexually attractive feature.

For Mr. Okeke-Diagne, being sapiosexual means intellectual conversation is a key part of dating and sex.

Sexually attracted to intelligent people? You're sapiosexual.

You see, for a true geek there's often little difference, because when you engage our brains, which are connected to our genitals, it often turns on our lust response (we're quite often sapiosexuals - people who lust after intellect first), but it's the *brain* you aim for, the intellect, to turn us on, not our genitals.

In Study 2 we tapped attitudes toward a largely unknown sexual orientation group, sapiosexuals (those sexually attracted to the human mind). […] Participants indicated their familiarity with heterosexuals, homosexuals, bisexuals, asexuals, and sapiosexuals […]

So, what attracts you? What turns you on? If you decided on abstract thought, clever humour and insight. You're a sapiosexual.

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