bisexuality
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
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Biology.
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(of a species) having two distinct sexes.
In these plants, bisexuality recently evolved from an ancestral unisexual condition.
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having both male and female sexual organs present in one individual.
Bisexuality occurs in about 50% of the red sea bream's juvenile population.
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Usage
Does bisexuality involve attraction to only two genders? See bisexual.
Etymology
Origin of bisexuality
First recorded in 1840–50 bisexuality for def. 3, and in 1890–95 bisexuality for defs. 1, 2; bi- 1 ( def. ) + sexuality ( def. ); from German Bisexualität bisexuality for defs. 1, 2
Example Sentences
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Herron was the director and executive producer on Marvel Studios series “Loki” when the eponymous god of mischief confirmed his bisexuality during a conversation with Sylvie.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025
Her journey in discovering Paganism and accepting her bisexuality happened "almost in tandem", as she gradually learnt her atheist beliefs were not giving her "a sense of fulfilment".
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024
“We should welcome more studies of bisexuality and homosexuality. … This is partly a biological question, so we should understand it.”
From Science Magazine • Jan. 2, 2024
From The Summer I Turned Pretty to Heartstopper, we’ve come a long way since the days of Carrie Bradshaw questioning whether bisexuality even exists.
From Slate • Aug. 24, 2023
In some animals, such as some worms, there is a bisexuality of the individual.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
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