polyromantic
/ˌpɑ.li.ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Romantically attracted to more than one gender.
adj
Romantically polyamorous; that is, having multiple romantic relationships.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: panromantic, polysexual, pansexual, bisexual"
- "Romantic relationships are also found on a spectrum, ranging from non-romantic/aromantic to polyromantic, including homoromantic, heteroromantic, biromantic panromantic, et cetera."
- "Within the asexual communinity, one key distinction drawn is between those who experience romantic attraction (romantic asexuals) and those who do not (aromantic asexuals), with individuals in the former group commonly understood as heteroromantic, biromantic, homoromantic or polyromantic."
- "While most people match, being both romantically and sexually on the same section of the spectrums, this is not always the case, creating split-model attractions. Some examples of this are a biromantic heterosexual man, demi-homoromantic ace woman, or pansexual polyromantic non-binary individual."
- "Being polyamorous isn't inherently wrong. Neither is desiring threesomes or kinky sex. […] The other misconceptions, the ones that sexualize us, need to stop too, but in stopping those, we mustn't shame the bisexual folks who do prefer a polyromantic or sexually-explorative lifestyle."
- "The American series You Me Her is being promoted as ‘TV’s first polyromantic comedy”, starring Amy Poehler’s brother Greg."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic English polyromantic From poly- + romantic. Compare polysexuality.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpɑ.li.ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/
- British English: /ˌpɒ.li.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk/
Inflected Forms
more polyromantic (comparative)
most polyromantic (superlative)