graysexual

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Intermediate between sexual and asexual; sometimes, but not usually, experiencing sexual attraction and desire.
noun
  1. A graysexual person.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.sjuː.əl/ /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-graysexual.wav

Word forms

graysexual gray-sexual greysexual grey-sexual graysexuals

Etymology

Blend of gray + asexual, coined by user asexualityrocks in 2008 on the forums of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network about two years after the advent of gray-A and gray asexual.

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