Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polysexuality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pol-y-sex-u-al-i-ty
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sexual orientation characterized by an attraction to people of many, but not all, genders.

noun

Any form of sexuality involving multiple types of sexual relationships; the characteristic, state, or practice of being polysexual.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English sexuality English polysexuality From poly- + sexuality.

Inflected Forms

polysexualities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polysexual multisexuality plurisexuality

Questions

What does polysexuality mean?: A sexual orientation characterized by an attraction to people of many, but not all, genders.
Where does polysexuality come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English sexuality English polysexuality From poly- + sexuality.

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