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bisexual

adjective

bi·​sex·​u·​al (ˌ)bī-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl How to pronounce bisexual (audio)
-shəl
1
a
see usage paragraph below : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to people of one's same sex and of the opposite sex
also : of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to people of one's own gender identity and of other gender identities
b
biology : possessing characters of both sexes and especially both male and female reproductive structures : hermaphroditic
Usually, the sexes are separate but some plants bear bisexual flowers at different times of the year and these may suddenly become exclusively female. Stephen K-M. Tim
2
: of, relating to, involving, or characteristic of both sexes
A number of insects combine the advantages of parthenogenesis with those of bisexual reproduction using an alternation of generations. R. F. Chapman
The Bionic Woman of the television serial of the seventies … has the bisexual name of Jamie Summers. Marina Warner
bisexual noun
bisexually adverb
Usage of Bisexual

While educational and advocacy groups tend to define bisexual broadly as applying to sexual or romantic attraction to members of one's own gender identity as well as to members of other gender identities, the older, narrower application describing attraction to male and female people persists among English speakers, aided, no doubt, by the word's morphology: the prefix bi- means "two." Note that while the broader meaning of bisexual can be understood as occupying the same semantic territory as pansexual, there are people who identify as one but not the other, as well as people who identify as both.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web On the album, the singer takes on the character of Ziggy Stardust, a bisexual rockstar from outer space who tries to inspire a hopeless Earth. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 In Bitter Tears, Fassbinder deliberately imitated women’s film conventions by focusing on his heroine’s haughtiness and bisexual resilience. Armond White, National Review, 2 Sep. 2022 Then there’s Jen, a mysterious bisexual patient who returns several times, but only when Rachel is alone. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 On Twitter, many hailed Heche as one of the first publicly bisexual stars in Hollywood. Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 Still the vaccine supply is limited and DPH plans to prioritize the group that has been most affected by the virus, bisexual and gay men. Ahjané Forbes, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2022 Diskin recently won a victory at the state Supreme Court in a lawsuit on behalf of a bisexual lawyer that Union Gospel Mission declined to hire. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 30 July 2022 Bergener — who made history on RHOC as its first Black and openly bisexual Housewife — also went through a breakup, though while the RHOC cameras were rolling. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022 Not that Thompson, who came out as bisexual four years ago, thinks romance is a necessity to show Valkyrie’s queerness. Marc Malkin, Variety, 7 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of bisexual was in 1793

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