English Explanatory Dictionary

androsexual

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Attracted to men and/or to masculinity regardless of gender.
  2. Sexually attracted to men.
  3. Sexually attracted to masculinity, regardless of gender.
noun
  1. An androsexual person, or other androsexual organism.

Pronunciation

/ˌæn.dɹəʊˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ /ˌæn.dɹoʊˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ /ˌæn.dɹəˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-androsexual.wav

Word forms

androsexual more androsexual most androsexual androsexuals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English -sexual English androsexual From andro- + -sexual.

Related words

androromantic

Derived words

androsexuality
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