bi-asexual

adjective

Romantically or aesthetically attracted to members of either sex, but not experiencing sexual attraction to others.

Meanings

adjectivebi-asexual (comparative more bi-asexual, superlative most bi-asexual)

comparative more bi-asexual · superlative most bi-asexual

  1. neologismRomantically or aesthetically attracted to members of either sex, but not experiencing sexual attraction to others.

    Asexual people are often attracted to a specific gender just like sexual people are: you can be hetero-asexual, homo-asexual, or bi-asexual.

    2006 April, “Asexuality 101”, in The Guide
    2 more examples

    Similarly, Mona, a thirty year old white woman, said that she identifies as, “Bi-asexual. The things I find attractive, I find attractive in both sexes.”

    2008 October, Kristin S. Scherrer, “Coming to an Asexual Identity: Negotiating Identity, Negotiating Desire”, in Sexualities, volume 11, number 5

    There was a survey held in the English forum of AVEN (Asexual Visibility and Education Network), which is the longest running forum for asexual people and also claims the most members, according to which 23.7% of the users defined themselves as bi-asexual.

    2011, Irina, "I am bi-asexual", Bijou, Issue 24, May 2011, page 36

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

bi-asexual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bi-asexual

MLA

“bi-asexual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bi-asexual. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bi-asexual,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bi-asexual.

Source: bi-asexual on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.