bisexuality
ʃu adjective
1.
Biology.
a.
of both sexes.
b.
combining male and female organs in one individual; hermaphroditic.
2.
sexually responsive to both sexes; ambisexual.
noun
3.
Biology. an animal or plant that has the reproductive organs of both sexes.
4.
a person sexually responsive to both sexes; ambisexual.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | sexually attracted by both men and women |
| 2. | showing characteristics of both sexes: a bisexual personality |
| 3. | (of some plants and animals) having both male and female reproductive organs |
| 4. | of or relating to both sexes |
| —n | |
| 5. | a bisexual organism; a hermaphrodite |
| 6. | a bisexual person |
| bisexuality | |
| —n | |
| bi'sexualism | |
| —n | |
| bi'sexually | |
| —adv | |
| bisexual (baɪˈsɛksjʊəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | sexually attracted by both men and women |
| 2. | showing characteristics of both sexes: a bisexual personality |
| 3. | (of some plants and animals) having both male and female reproductive organs |
| 4. | of or relating to both sexes |
| —n | |
| 5. | a bisexual organism; a hermaphrodite |
| 6. | a bisexual person |
| bisexuality | |
| —n | |
| bi'sexualism | |
| —n | |
| bi'sexually | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
bisexuality
"attraction to both sexes" 1892, in translation of Krafft-Ebing; bisexual (adj.) in this sense is from 1914; earlier meaning (1824) was "hermaphroditic." Not in general use until 1950s. Noun is recorded from 1922. Ambisexual was suggested 1924 in this sense but never caught on.
bisexual
1824, "having both sexes in one being," from bi- + sexual. Meaning "attracted to both sexes" is from 1914; the noun in this sense is attested from 1922. Cf. bisexuality.
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Medical Dictionary
bisexual bi·sex·u·al (bī-sěk'sh&oomacr;-əl)
adj.
Relating to both sexes.
Having both male and female reproductive organs; hermaphroditic.
Relating to or having a sexual orientation to persons of either sex.
A bisexual organism; a hermaphrodite.
A bisexual person.
bi'sex·u·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n.
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Cultural Dictionary
bisexuality definition
Sexual activity with, or sexual attraction to, members of both sexes.
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bisexuality
in biology, the condition of an organism capable of producing both male and female gametes (sex cells). In plants and microorganisms, this is often referred to as monoecism. In multicellular animals, bisexuality is usually called hermaphroditism (q.v.).
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