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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. )

Example Sentences

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

I’m afraid that as I finally begin to seek out my own queer community in my city, she’ll start up again about demisexual exclusion and PDA.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2020

I’m demisexual, an orientation I didn’t even know existed until I discovered the term on the internet after realizing I seem to spend extraordinarily less time thinking about sex than my peers do.

From New York Times • May 19, 2017

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

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2015