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demisexual

American  

[dem-ee-sek-shoo-uhl] / ˌdɛm iˈsɛk ʃu əl /

adjective

1. noting or relating to a person who is sexually attracted only to people with whom they already have an emotional bond.

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noun

1. a person who is sexually attracted only to people with whom they already have an emotional bond.

Etymology

Origin of demisexual

First recorded in 2005–10; demi- ( def. ) + sexual ( def. )

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demisexual

My labels are demisexual and sapiosexual, or some combination of the two, which makes being attracted to someone when there is no intellectual or emotional spark improbable, if not impossible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2024

Her description of herself as demisexual got a lot of viewers wondering what the term "demisexual" means.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024

Ms. Teah, who is demisexual, plans to marry Ms. Roberts, who has been her best friend since the sixth grade.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2021

Q. Not quite comparable: I am a nonbinary lesbian, and one of my closest friends is cis, straight, and demisexual.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2020

But maybe I was demisexual, because I was sort of open to finding a connection with someone else again.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2015