autosexual

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UK/ˌɔː.təˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/US/ˌɔ.təˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/US/ˌɔ.toʊ-/

adjective

Being, or pertaining to, sex with oneself.

“Masturbation is an autosexual (and fun) activity.”

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Meanings

adjectiveautosexual (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeing, or pertaining to, sex with oneself.

    Masturbation is an autosexual (and fun) activity.

nounautosexual (plural autosexuals)

plural autosexuals

  1. A person who has sex with themselves; one who is aroused by their own body.

    By the sixth crowd — this time a speaker was advocating autosexuality and masturbation — the overcoat was back on, but reversed. It had been a light brown coat when he had met with Charlie, but he left the autosexuals wearing a light blue ...

    1983, William Wingate, Crystal, Vintage, →ISBN

Origin

From auto- + -sexual.

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Translations

French autosexuel
  • autosexuelTranslations
German autosexuell
  • autosexuellTranslations
Hindi आत्मलैंगिक
  • आत्मलैंगिक (ātmalaiṅgik)Translations
Italian autosessuale
  • autosessualeTranslations
Portuguese autossexual
  • autossexualTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with autosexual

sexualbisexualhomosexualheterosexualasexualabrosexualaegosexualambisexualamphisexualandrosexualautochorissexualcupiosexualdemisexualdiapersexualdigisexualfictosexualflexisexualgastrosexualgraysexualhumansexuallesbosexuallumbersexualmachosexualomnisexual
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Cite this entry
APA

autosexual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autosexual

MLA

“autosexual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autosexual. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autosexual,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autosexual.

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