sapiosexual
[ sey-pee-oh-sek-shoo-uh l ]
/ ˌseɪ pi oʊˈsɛk ʃu əl /
noun
a person who finds intelligence to be a sexually attractive quality in others.
adjective
noting or relating to such a person.
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Nearby words
- sapiens,
- sapient,
- sapiential,
- sapiently,
- sapindaceous,
- sapir,
- sapir, edward,
- sapir-whorf hypothesis,
- sapless,
- sapling
Origin of sapiosexual
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019