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Bisexual

/baɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

A person who is bisexual.

📖 Definitions of "Bisexual"

noun
  1. 1

    A person who is bisexual.

  2. 2

    A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.

adjective
  1. 1

    (of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).

  2. 2

    Having both male and female parts or functions.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bisexual"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
epicenenoun(by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
androgynousPertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
bisexual personnouna person who is sexually attracted to both sexes

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homosexualnoun(of a person or other animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
heterosexualnoun(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bisexual"

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WordDefinition
androgynousPertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
epicene(by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
bisexual personnouna person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
binounA type of jade disk produced in ancient China.
bicuriousAlternative spelling of bi-curious. [(LGBTQ) Interested in having relationships with both men and women, curious about one's potential bisexuality; especially, of heterosexual people, considering a first sexual experience with a member of the same sex.]
ambisexualnounBisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
plurisexualnounSexually attracted to members of multiple sexes.
biromanticnounRomantically attracted to both males and females.
pansexualnounSexually attracted to people regardless of gender.
omnisexualBeing attracted to all genders (sometimes distinguished from pansexual by saying omnisexual attraction may still take account of gender or prefer particular genders).
flexisexual(of a person) Having a fluid sexual orientation or pattern of sexual expression.
queernoun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
ac/dc(not comparable) Able to operate with either alternating current or direct current.
switch-hitternoun(baseball) A person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander; an ambidextrous batter.
bisexedHaving or relating to two sexes.
lesbian(of a woman) Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
gayHomosexual:
heterosexual(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
homosexual(of a person or other animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
transsexual(dated) Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS).

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