Meanings
adjectivepolysexual (comparative more polysexual, superlative most polysexual)
comparative more polysexual · superlative most polysexual
- Of or pertaining to multiple types of sexuality.
- Sexually attracted to many (sometimes specifically multiple but not all) genders.
- Sexually polyamorous; that is, having multiple sexual relationships.
Some queer relationships are monogamous (married/committed couple), some agree to polyfidelity (married/committed group), some are polysexual (open sexually), and others are polyamorous (open romantically).
2020, Alex Stitt, ACT for Gender Identity: The Comprehensive Guide, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 359
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
- Proto-Italic*seksus
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*sekaō
- Latinsecō
- Latinsecāre?
- Latinsexus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinsexuālis
- Englishsexual
- Englishpolysexual
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with polysexual
sexualbisexualhomosexualheterosexualasexualabrosexualaegosexualambisexualamphisexualandrosexualautochorissexualautosexualcupiosexualdemisexualdiapersexualdigisexualfictosexualflexisexualgastrosexualgraysexualhumansexuallesbosexuallumbersexualmachosexual
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
polysexual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysexual
MLA
“polysexual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysexual. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polysexual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysexual.
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