"monosexual" meaning in English

See monosexual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From mono- + sexual. In the second sense, by analogy with bisexual. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|sexual}} mono- + sexual Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monosexual (not comparable)
  1. Composed of, or relating to, only one sex. Tags: not-comparable Translations (composed of, or relating to, only one sex.): monosexuel (French)
    Sense id: en-monosexual-en-adj-NgchSybv Disambiguation of 'composed of, or relating to, only one sex.': 86 14
  2. Sexually attracted to members of only one sex or gender. Tags: not-comparable Translations (sexually attracted to only one sex/gender): monosexuel (French), μονοφυλοφιλικός (monofylofilikós) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-monosexual-en-adj-YS4H0nq6 Disambiguation of 'sexually attracted to only one sex/gender': 29 71

Noun

Forms: monosexuals [plural]
Etymology: From mono- + sexual. In the second sense, by analogy with bisexual. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|sexual}} mono- + sexual Head templates: {{en-noun}} monosexual (plural monosexuals)
  1. A monosexual person. Categories (topical): Sexual orientations Hyponyms: heterosexual, homosexual Derived forms: automonosexual, monosexuality Related terms: single-sex, unisex, unisexual Translations (monosexual person): monosexuel [masculine] (French), monosexuelle [feminine] (French), მონოსექსუალი (monoseksuali) (Georgian), μονοφυλόφιλος (monofylófilos) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-monosexual-en-noun-pWasfGKj Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 4 9 87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with mono-, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 37 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 22 72 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 22 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 6 12 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 22 69

Inflected forms

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