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Webster 1913 Edition
Bisexual
Bi-sex′u-al
,Adj.
[Pref.
bi-
+ sexual
.] (Biol.)
Of both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and pistil, or an animal having ovaries and testes.
Definition 2024
bisexual
bisexual
See also: bisexuál
English
Adjective
bisexual (comparative more bisexual, superlative most bisexual)
- (of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women.
- (chiefly botany) Having both male and female parts or functions.
- (botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
- (botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
- (botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
- (botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
- (rare) Hermaphroditic.
- Midrash and Zohar present Adam as hermaphroditic or bisexual.
Hyponyms
Related terms
Synonyms
- (sexually attracted to both men and women): AC/DC (slang), ambidextrous (jocular), bi (colloquial)
- (botany: having male and female organs): perfect, hermaphrodite
- See also Wikisaurus:bisexual
Coordinate terms
- (sexual orientations) sexual orientation; asexual (-ity, ace), bisexual (-ity, bi), demisexual (-ity), graysexual (-ity), heterosexual (-ity, straight), homosexual (-ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (-ity), pansexual (-ity, pan), polysexual (-ity), robosexual (-ity), sapiosexual (-ity) (Category: en:Sexual orientations)
Translations
sexually attracted to both men and women
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botany: having both male and female organs
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hermaphrodite — see hermaphrodite
Noun
bisexual (plural bisexuals)
- A person who is attracted to both men and women.
- 1984, Women and deviance, page 63:
- Several chapters are devoted to the investigations of the origins and influences prevalent in the life of a bisexual with the latter portion of the book devoted to three extensive in-depth interviews with three bisexuals.
- 1984, Women and deviance, page 63:
Synonyms
- bi (colloquial)
- See also Wikisaurus:bisexual
Hypernyms
Translations
bisexual person
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See also
- (sexual orientations) sexual orientation; asexual (-ity, ace), bisexual (-ity, bi), demisexual (-ity), graysexual (-ity), heterosexual (-ity, straight), homosexual (-ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (-ity), pansexual (-ity, pan), polysexual (-ity), robosexual (-ity), sapiosexual (-ity) (Category: en:Sexual orientations)
Catalan
Adjective
bisexual m, f (masculine and feminine plural bisexuals)
Noun
bisexual m, f (plural bisexuals)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbi.se.ksuˈal/
Adjective
bisexual m, n (feminine singular bisexuală, masculine plural bisexuali, feminine and neuter plural bisexuale)
Declension
declension of bisexual
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | bisexual | bisexuală | bisexuali | bisexuale | ||
definite | bisexualul | bisexuala | bisexualii | bisexualele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | bisexual | bisexuale | bisexuali | bisexuale | ||
definite | bisexualului | bisexualei | bisexualilor | bisexualelor |
Noun
bisexual m (plural bisexuali, feminine equivalent bisexuală)
Declension
declension of bisexual
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Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
bisexual m, f (plural bisexuales)
Noun
bisexual m, f (plural bisexuales)