"ambisexual" meaning in All languages combined

See ambisexual on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-ambisexual.ogg [Australia] Forms: more ambisexual [comparative], most ambisexual [superlative]
Etymology: ambi- + -sexual; in modern senses relating to human sexuality, influenced by bisexual. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ambi-|-sexual}} ambi- + -sexual, {{m|en|bisexual}} bisexual Head templates: {{en-adj}} ambisexual (comparative more ambisexual, superlative most ambisexual)
  1. (zoology) Hermaphroditic. Categories (topical): Zoology, LGBT
    Sense id: en-ambisexual-en-adj-u3dshZ1a Disambiguation of LGBT: 38 3 13 31 15 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
    Sense id: en-ambisexual-en-adj-xwKkf5~c
  3. Unisex: fit for persons of either sex. Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-ambisexual-en-adj-WB4w5iED Disambiguation of LGBT: 38 3 13 31 15
  4. (slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation. Tags: slang Categories (topical): LGBT, Sexual orientations
    Sense id: en-ambisexual-en-adj--0-uaP5Y Disambiguation of LGBT: 38 3 13 31 15 Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 25 2 9 53 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with ambi-, English terms suffixed with -sexual Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 2 2 73 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 2 2 77 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ambi-: 21 12 11 49 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sexual: 14 5 5 74 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ambisexuality, ambisexually

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-ambisexual.ogg [Australia] Forms: ambisexuals [plural]
Etymology: ambi- + -sexual; in modern senses relating to human sexuality, influenced by bisexual. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ambi-|-sexual}} ambi- + -sexual, {{m|en|bisexual}} bisexual Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambisexual (plural ambisexuals)
  1. An ambisexual person. Categories (topical): LGBT Related terms: ambiguous, bisexual, metrosexual, androgynous
    Sense id: en-ambisexual-en-noun-CB1NDK0e Disambiguation of LGBT: 38 3 13 31 15

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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