autosexual
Americanadjective
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of or relating to sexual activity that does not involve association with another person; autoerotic.
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noting or relating to a person who primarily feels sexual attraction to and desire for themselves, as opposed to other people.
Etymology
Origin of autosexual
First recorded in 1915–20, for an earlier sense; 1995–2000, for the current sense; auto- 1 ( def. ) + sexual
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