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BISEXUAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
Synonyms:
bisexual; bisexual person
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bisexual" is a kind of...):
sensualist (a person who enjoys sensuality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bisexual"):
androgyne; epicene; epicene person; gynandromorph; hermaphrodite; intersex (one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made)
pseudohermaphrodite (someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth)
switch-hitter (slang term for a bisexual person)
Derivation:
bisexual (sexually attracted to both sexes)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sexually attracted to both sexes
Classified under:
Antonym:
heterosexual (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex)
homosexual (sexually attracted to members of your own sex)
Derivation:
bisexual (a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes)
bisexuality (sexual activity with both men and women)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having an ambiguous sexual identity
Synonyms:
bisexual; epicene
Classified under:
Similar:
androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)
Derivation:
bisexuality (showing characteristics of both sexes)
