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bisexual

bisexual

60 3.9
Attracted to both men and women
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl/
: bisexual
  • She openly describes herself as bisexual, finding love in both genders.
  • bisexual orientation
  • bisexual people
  • gay and bisexual

Cargill Cargill It is a thriller with a bisexual main character.

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Examples

  • Two of the men were gay, one was bisexual, and three were straight.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Many people identify as bisexual and feel attraction to both men and women.

  • I also am bisexual but I have not dated a lot of girls.

  • One woman identified herself as bisexual, and two reported they were uncertain about their sexual orientation.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Well, I'm bisexual, so that's hard for a lot of guys to understand.

  • When the reality is a lot of bisexual people include in their umbrella of the definition of bisexuality all genders.

  • See, I'm bisexual.

  • You're young, black, openly bisexual, and you don't have a steady income.

  • Cargill Cargill It is a thriller with a bisexual main character.

  • In her coming-out speech, she mentioned being bisexual and proud of her identity.

Synonyms

Bi
vsbisexual
  • Informal
42 7.2

A short form of bisexual for someone attracted to people of more than one gender

is more formal and specifies attraction to both men and women
ambisexual
vsbisexual
1 8.3

Sexually attracted to both men and women

has identical meaning and serves as an alternative form

Compounds

A person who is attracted to both men and women

How Heterosexual

heterosexual
93 4.1
bisexual
60 3.9
homosexual
162 4.3

Surface Forms

bisexual positive

Morphology

bisexual = sexual (transparent) = bi + sex + ual

The prefix 'bi-' meaning 'two' combined with 'sexual' yields a clear meaning 'relating to attraction to both sexes'.

Etymology

Bisexual comes from the prefix bi- meaning 'two' (like in bicycle) and sexual meaning 'sex' or 'attraction'. So as an adjective, bisexual describes being attracted to both men and women.