Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plurisexual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pluri-sex-u-al
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sexually attracted to members of multiple sexes.

noun

A plurisexual person.

Example Sentences

"My plurisexual friends discussed attraction to people of multiple genders with me."
"He believes that man is born with a plurisexual disposition and that there is nothing unusual about his seeking satisfaction with either sex..."
"Few studies have focused on nonbinary individuals aside from bisexuality or fail to differentiate between bisexuality and other plurisexual identities."
"Plurisexuals are often interpreted as half gay/half straight due to the prevailing belief that multigendered attractions are temporary, or illusory."

Etymology

From pluri- + sexual, by analogy with monosexual.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pluri

Inflected Forms

plurisexuals (plural)

Derived Forms

plurisexuality

Frequently Paired Words

multisexual polysexual

Questions

What does plurisexual mean?: Sexually attracted to members of multiple sexes.
Where does plurisexual come from?: From pluri- + sexual, by analogy with monosexual.

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