Fromdemi-(“half”) +-sexual.
demisexual (comparativemoredemisexual,superlativemostdemisexual)
- (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.[from 21st c.]
2010 April, Sophie Gamwell, “Asexuality”, inBoLT, number 1, page14:Some people may identify as asexual for a period and then decide that they are in factdemisexual, or even sexual.
- 2013, C. J. Bishop, "A mystery wrapped in an enigma – asexuality: a virtual discussion",Psychology & Sexuality, Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2013, page 205 (quoting A. C. Hinderliter):
- In asexual / ace communities in the past few years, there has been an enormous increase in prominence of people identifying as gray-A and asdemisexual, with ‘ace’ now sometimes being used as an umbrella term.
- For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:demisexual.
sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed
demisexual (pluraldemisexuals)
- A person who is demisexual.
- 2011, Holly Combs, "Labeling sexuality is not simple",The Maroon (Loyola University New Orleans), Volume 90, Number 10, 11 November 2011, page 6:
- Demisexuals experience sexual desire only toward people with whom they already have a strong emotional bond. Like an asexual, ademisexual would not see an attractive woman and immediately desire sex, unless, of course, that attractive woman happened to be in a serious emotional relationship with thedemisexual.
- 2013, Whitney Cyr, "Students ‘come out’ and inspire with stories",The Equinox (Keene State College), 24 April 2013:
- Rines identified himself as ademisexual, meaning that he is only sexually attracted to a person once a strong emotional attachment has been formed.
- For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:demisexual.
- IPA(key): /demiseɡˈswal/[d̪e.mi.seɣ̞ˈswal]
- Rhymes:-al
- Syllabification:de‧mi‧se‧xual
demisexual m orf (masculine and feminine pluraldemisexuales)
- demisexual
demisexual m orfby sense (pluraldemisexuales)
- demisexual
