Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autosexual

/ˌɔ.təˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-sex-ual
IPA: /ˌɔ.təˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being, or pertaining to, sex with oneself.

noun

A person who has sex with themselves; one who is aroused by their own body.

Example Sentences

"Masturbation is an autosexual (and fun) activity."
"By the sixth crowd — this time a speaker was advocating autosexuality and masturbation — the overcoat was back on, but reversed. It had been a light brown coat when he had met with Charlie, but he left the autosexuals wearing a light blue ..."

Etymology

From auto- + -sexual.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto
Suffix: sexual

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɔ.təˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
British English: /ˌɔː.təˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/

Inflected Forms

autosexuals (plural)

Derived Forms

autosexually

Rhymes With

sexual homosexual bisexual heterosexual transsexual asexual sapiosexual demisexual lumbersexual omnisexual ambisexual technosexual

Questions

How do you pronounce autosexual?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔ.təˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/.
What does autosexual mean?: Being, or pertaining to, sex with oneself.
Where does autosexual come from?: From auto- + -sexual.

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