"allosexual" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌæloʊˈsɛkʃuəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-allosexual.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: allo- (“other”) + sexual. "Directed at or involving another rather than one's self" and "involving the other sex; heterosexual" are the most etymologically literal senses (regarding the latter sense, compare the structure of heterosexual), structural and semantic opposites of autosexual and isosexual. The sense "non-heterosexual" was influenced by (and had influence on) Canadian French allosexuel. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|allo-|sexual|gloss1=other}} allo- (“other”) + sexual, {{cog|fr-CA|allosexuel}} Canadian French allosexuel Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} allosexual
  1. (LGBT, of a person) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual. Categories (topical): LGBT, People, Sexual orientations Synonyms: allo, zedsexual, sexual
    Sense id: en-allosexual-en-adj-en:not_ace Disambiguation of People: 28 20 7 13 32 Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 27 29 3 20 21 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with allo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 31 21 7 16 25 Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
  2. (LGBT, uncommon, chiefly Canada) LGB; queer; non-heterosexual. Tags: Canada, uncommon Categories (topical): LGBT, People, Sexual orientations, Sexuality
    Sense id: en-allosexual-en-adj-e~yGoI~5 Disambiguation of People: 28 20 7 13 32 Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 27 29 3 20 21 Disambiguation of Sexuality: 24 30 4 24 19 Categories (other): Canadian English, English terms prefixed with allo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 31 21 7 16 25 Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
  3. (chiefly social sciences, of sexual desire or activity) Directed toward or involving another person rather than (only) oneself. Categories (topical): Social sciences
    Sense id: en-allosexual-en-adj-WBf5BgRZ Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, social-sciences
  4. (chiefly biology, sociology, psychology) Involving or directed at the other biological sex; heterosexual; not isosexual. Categories (topical): Biology, Psychology, Sociology, People, Sexual orientations Synonyms: other-sexual
    Sense id: en-allosexual-en-adj-bJyAPuLP Disambiguation of People: 28 20 7 13 32 Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 27 29 3 20 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with allo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 15 40 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 16 15 38 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 31 21 7 16 25 Topics: biology, human-sciences, natural-sciences, psychology, sciences, social-science, sociology

Noun

IPA: /ˌæloʊˈsɛkʃuəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-allosexual.wav [Southern-England] Forms: allosexuals [plural]
Etymology: allo- (“other”) + sexual. "Directed at or involving another rather than one's self" and "involving the other sex; heterosexual" are the most etymologically literal senses (regarding the latter sense, compare the structure of heterosexual), structural and semantic opposites of autosexual and isosexual. The sense "non-heterosexual" was influenced by (and had influence on) Canadian French allosexuel. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|allo-|sexual|gloss1=other}} allo- (“other”) + sexual, {{cog|fr-CA|allosexuel}} Canadian French allosexuel Head templates: {{en-noun}} allosexual (plural allosexuals)
  1. (LGBT) One who experiences sexual attraction; one who is not asexual. Categories (topical): LGBT, People, Sexual orientations Synonyms: allo [informal], sexual [noun]
    Sense id: en-allosexual-en-noun-RjDrFxyb Disambiguation of People: 28 20 7 13 32 Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 27 29 3 20 21 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with allo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 31 21 7 16 25 Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality

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