sapiosexual

1. not comparableSexually attracted to intellectual or mental qualities over appearance.

   Sexually attracted to intelligent people? You're sapiosexual.

   2021 October 18, Lucy Foulkes, “The big idea: Is it your personality, or a disorder?”, in The Guardian

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   I am what is known as a sapiosexual—defined by Urban Dictionary as one who finds intelligence the most sexually attractive feature.

   2013 June 20, DoubleX Staff, “Are Women Turned on by Pictures of Naked Men? Kevin Costner.”, in Slate

   For Mr. Okeke-Diagne, being sapiosexual means intellectual conversation is a key part of dating and sex.

   2017 June 2, Anna North, “The Hottest Body Part? For a Sapiosexual, It’s the Brain”, in New York Times

plural sapiosexuals

1. A person who is sapiosexual.

   So, what attracts you? What turns you on? If you decided on abstract thought, clever humour and insight. You're a sapiosexual.

   2012 May, Carolina Montejo, “Sapiosexuality: The intelligent foreplay”, in Vangardist, page 126

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   You see, for a true geek there's often little difference, because when you engage our brains, which are connected to our genitals, it often turns on our lust response (we're quite often sapiosexuals - people who lust after intellect first), but it's the *brain* you aim for, the intellect, to turn us on, not our genitals.

   2005 October 20, CatDeville [username], “Re: Struggling with the details”, in alt.polyamory (Usenet)

   In Study 2 we tapped attitudes toward a largely unknown sexual orientation group, sapiosexuals (those sexually attracted to the human mind). […] Participants indicated their familiarity with heterosexuals, homosexuals, bisexuals, asexuals, and sapiosexuals […]

   2012 April 24, Cara C. MacInnis, Gordon Hodson, “Intergroup bias toward 'Group X': Evidence of prejudice, dehumanization, avoidance, and discrimination against asexuals”, in Group Processes & Intergroup Relations