gray-a
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The gray-A type of attraction discussed in asexuality communities addresses this issue of a variable like sex drive."
- "People who find themselves “somewhere in the middle,” or people who don’t feel that they’re the cut-and-dry definition of aromantic asexual, tend to identify themselves as gray-A. And demisexuality is but one shade of gray-A."
- ""Sexuality is so fluid, and Gray-A presents more of a possibility to be unsure. I don't understand all the intricacies of myself yet, so this is the closest approximation I've come up with," said Chris Maleney, an 18-year-old Pennsylvania high school student who identifies as Gray-A."
- "Gray-As or demisexuals fit somewhere between sexual and asexual; they may have very low sex-drives, or may only experience sexual attraction after a deep emotional connection exists."
- "Gray-A's, on the other hand, are people who identify more generally in the gray zone between asexuality and sexuality."
- "Graces, or gray-A’s, are people who experience sexual attraction infrequently or not very strongly; […]"
Etymology
Coined in 2006 by the user KSpaz on the forums of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network for those in the "fuzzy" area that is the distinction between asexuality and sexuality.