flexisexual

flex·i·sex·ual
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UK/ˌflɛk.sɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/US/ˌflɛk.sɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/US/flɛksə-/

adjective

Having a fluid sexual orientation or pattern of sexual expression.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

adjectiveflexisexual (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a fluid sexual orientation or pattern of sexual expression.

    He resembles a Maine logger, full beard and all, but inside he feels like he's a lesbian. His love IS a lesbian. What is he? What is she? Bisexual? Ambisexual? Flexisexual?

    1998, Linda Handel, Now That You're Out of the Closet, What About the Rest of the House?, Pilgrim Press, →ISBN, page 147
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    Personally, I identify as “flexisexual,” a word I invented because I'm attracted to more than just men and women, and because my patterns of attraction have changed over time.

    2011, Jaclyn Friedman, What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl's Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety, Seal Press, →ISBN

    Sixty percent of our user base identifies as lesbian and the other 40 percent identifies as other, which includes bisexual, curious, pansexual, flexisexual … anyone who doesn’t identify as fully gay.

    2014 April 8, Andrea Park, “Hit lesbian dating app Dattch launches in the U.S.”, in Metro

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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