cissexual

American

[sis-sek-shoo-uhl, -seks-yoo-] / ˈsɪsˈsɛk ʃu əl, -ˈsɛks yu- /

Or cis-sexual

adjective

noting or relating to a person who is comfortable with having the physical characteristics of the sex that person was assigned at birth.

noun

a person who is cissexual.

Etymology

Origin of cissexual

First recorded in 2000–05; cis- ( def. 3 ) + sexual; modeled on transsexual ( def. )

Example Sentences

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But I’m not a huge fan of cisgender, or its related terms, “cissexual” or simple “cis”, because it doesn’t pass what I call “the hair salon test”.

From The Guardian

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