English Explanatory Dictionary

pansexual

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender.
  2. Sexually attracted to everyone.
  3. Welcoming people of all sexual orientations.
  4. Pertaining to the psychological theory of pansexualism.
noun
  1. Someone who is attracted to all types of people regardless of gender.

Pronunciation

/pænˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

Word forms

pansexual pan-sexual pansexuals

Etymology

From pan- + -sexual. First attested in 1926 (with pansexualism attested since 1917), as a descriptor of the psychological theory that all human activity is based on sexuality. Used to describe a sexual orientation since at least the 1970s.

Related words

pancurious panromantic pansexualism pansexualist pansexualize pansexualization gender-blind pangender

Derived words

demipansexual pansexuality pansexually pansexy

Translations

Esperanto: ĉiuseksema Galician: pansexual Hindi: सर्वलैंगिक Icelandic: alkynhneigður Indonesian: panseksual Italian: pansessuale Portuguese: pansexual Russian: пансексуальный Welsh: panrywiol
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