Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flexisexual

/ˌflɛk.sɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flex-i-sex-ual
IPA: /ˌflɛk.sɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

28

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a fluid sexual orientation or pattern of sexual expression.

Example Sentences

"He resembles a Maine logger, full beard and all, but inside he feels like he's a lesbian. His love IS a lesbian. What is he? What is she? Bisexual? Ambisexual? Flexisexual?"
"Personally, I identify as “flexisexual,” a word I invented because I'm attracted to more than just men and women, and because my patterns of attraction have changed over time."
"Sixty percent of our user base identifies as lesbian and the other 40 percent identifies as other, which includes bisexual, curious, pansexual, flexisexual … anyone who doesn’t identify as fully gay."

Etymology

From flexi- + -sexual.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: flexi
Suffix: sexual

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌflɛk.sɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
British English: /ˌflɛk.sɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/

Frequently Paired Words

bicurious heteroflexible homoflexible

Rhymes With

polysexual robosexual cupiosexual ammosexual lesbosexual humansexual vegansexual abrosexual playersexual spectrasexual trysexual gastrosexual

Questions

How do you pronounce flexisexual?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌflɛk.sɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/.
What does flexisexual mean?: Having a fluid sexual orientation or pattern of sexual expression.
Where does flexisexual come from?: From flexi- + -sexual.

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