bisexuality

[ , or, especially British, -seks-yoo- ]

noun

1. sexual desire or behavior directed toward people of more than one gender, sometimes understood to include attraction to one's own sex or gender and at least one other sex or gender.
2. the state of being sexually attracted to people of more than one gender, sometimes understood to include attraction to one's own sex or gender and at least one other sex or gender.
3. Biology.
   1. (of a species) having two distinct sexes:

      In these plants, bisexuality recently evolved from an ancestral unisexual condition.

   2. having both male and female sexual organs present in one individual:

      Bisexuality occurs in about 50% of the red sea bream's juvenile population.

bisexuality

1. Sexual activity with, or sexual attraction to, members of both sexes.

Usage Note

Does bisexuality involve attraction to only two genders? See bisexual.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bisexuality¹

First recorded in 1840–50 bisexuality fordef 3, and in 1890–95 bisexuality fordefs 1, 2; bi- ¹( def ) + sexuality ( def ); from German Bisexualität bisexuality fordefs 1, 2

Example Sentences

Bisexuality is one of his tools, but the show stops just short of saying that it is part of his identity.

From The Daily Beast

According to this false theory, bisexuality is nothing more than a phase.

From The Daily Beast

But so far, the mainstream media attempts to portray bisexuality have almost uniformly missed the mark.

From The Daily Beast

People who are putting their face out there and declaring their bisexuality are helping demystify it.

From The Daily Beast

Second, you have guys who want to be pushed into exploring their darkest fantasies: forced bisexuality.

From The Daily Beast

In any case bisexuality merges imperceptibly into simple inversion.

From Project Gutenberg

If, however, the king of countries and Ishtar be taken to be two different deities (as is possible), there is no bisexuality.

From Project Gutenberg