demisexual
/ˌdɛ.miˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who is demisexual.
Example Sentences
- "Some people may identify as asexual for a period and then decide that they are in fact demisexual, or even sexual."
- "Some think of themselves as demisexual, only able to feel attraction when a very strong emotional bond already exists."
- "In asexual / ace communities in the past few years, there has been an enormous increase in prominence of people identifying as gray-A and as demisexual, with ‘ace’ now sometimes being used as an umbrella term."
- "Demisexuals experience sexual attraction as a consequence of romantic attraction but not independently of it."
- "Demisexuals experience sexual desire only toward people with whom they already have a strong emotional bond. Like an asexual, a demisexual would not see an attractive woman and immediately desire sex, unless, of course, that attractive woman happened to be in a serious emotional relationship with the demisexual."
- "Rines identified himself as a demisexual, meaning that he is only sexually attracted to a person once a strong emotional attachment has been formed."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌdɛ.miˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
- British English: /ˌdɛ.miːˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/