Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sapiosexuality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sa-pio-sex-u-al-i-ty
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So a self-confessed culture vulture is a member of communities on authors, sudoku, films, chocolates and sapiosexuality (sapiosexuals are people who are apparently turned on by intelligence)."
"I went to friend and psychologist Alejandro Spicker — who's both attractive and smart — and asked him what he thought of sapiosexuality."
"Sapiosexuality is getting aroused not by the physical appearance of a person, but through his or her intelligence."

Etymology

From Latin sapiens (“wise, judicious”) + sexuality or sapiosexual + -ity. Purportedly coined in 1998.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: sapiens

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sapiosexuality mean?: The state of being sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.
Where does sapiosexuality come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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