multisexual

[ muhl-tee-sek-shoo-uhl, muhl-tahy- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or composed of people of multiple sexes, genders, or sexual orientations:

   British cinema has struggled to represent the new realities of a multiracial, multicultural, multisexual society.

2. noting or relating to a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of more than one gender, used especially as an inclusive term to describe similar, related sexual orientations such as bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, etc:

   This event is aimed at lesbians and bisexual, pansexual, or otherwise multisexual women.

3. Biology. having multiple sexes:

   The mushroom is multisexual, and changes in mate recognition occur through alterations of pheromones and receptors.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multisexual¹

First recorded in 1900–05; multi- ( def ) + sexual ( def )