polysexual

American  

[pol-ee-sek-shoo-uhl] / ˌpɒl iˈsɛk ʃu əl /

adjective

1. noting or relating to a person who is sexually attracted to people of various genders, but not necessarily to people of all genders.

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Etymology

Origin of polysexual

First recorded in 1920–25, for an earlier sense; 1970–75, for the current sense; poly- ( def. ) + sexual ( def. )

Example Sentences

From the ’70s through the mid-80s, London was the primary seat of dissident and anti-establishment design, not just in fashion but across disciplines: Britain was in the midst of protracted financial recessions, the Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher had been elected, the performance artist Leigh Bowery had opened his underground nightclub Taboo, which fueled the polysexual and New Romantic scenes, and all of young artistic life was in revolt.

From New York Times

That stands for “Lesbian,” “Gay,” “Bisexual,” “Transgender,” “Queer,” “Questioning,” “Intersex,” “Curious,” “Asexual,” “Agender,” “Ally,” “Pansexual,” “Polysexual,” “Friends and family,” “Two-spirit” and “Kink.”

From Washington Times

Yet Spencer thinks this multiracial, polysexual scene is exactly what Europe needs at the moment.

From The Guardian

She wrote biographies, including a best seller about Dorothy Kilgallen, a regular panelist on the game show ‘‘What’s My Line’’; other subjects included Estée Lauder and Tallulah Bankhead, the insouciant, polysexual theater and film star who once uttered, ‘‘I’m as pure as the driven slush.’’

From New York Times

His first novel, “Scary Kisses,” a polysexual roman à clef of his modeling days, was published in 1988.

From New York Times