pansexual

[ pan-sek-shoo-uhl ]

/ pænˈsɛk ʃu əl /

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adjective

noting or relating to a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender.
expressing sexuality in all its forms, or involving sexual activity with people of any gender or with people regardless of their gender.

Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.

noun

a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender; omnisexual.

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Origin of pansexual

First recorded in 1925–30; pan- + sexual

words often confused with pansexual

What's the difference between pansexual, bisexual, and omnisexual? See bisexual.

OTHER WORDS FROM pansexual

pan·sex·u·al·i·ty

[pan-sek-shoo-al-i-tee], /pænˌsɛk ʃuˈæl ɪ ti/, noun