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affectional orientation

[ uh-fek-shuh-nl awr-ee-uhn-tey-shuhn, ‐en‐ ]
/ əˈfɛk ʃə nl ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, ‐ɛn‐ /

noun

one's natural preference for a romantic partner of one gender or the other, or the absence of gender preference in a romantic relationship; one’s aromantic, biromantic, heteroromantic, homoromantic, or panromantic identity.

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Nearby words

  1. affected,
  2. affectedly,
  3. affecting,
  4. affection,
  5. affectional,
  6. affectionate,
  7. affectionately,
  8. affective,
  9. affective disorder,
  10. affective fallacy
Compare sexual orientation.

Origin of affectional orientation

First recorded in 1965–70
Also called ro·man·tic o·ri·en·ta·tion.
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