"multisexual" meaning in English

See multisexual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: multi- + sexual, by analogy with bisexual. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|sexual}} multi- + sexual, {{m|en|bisexual}} bisexual Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} multisexual (not comparable)
  1. Of, or pertaining to, more than one sex. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-multisexual-en-adj-wNcXafp9
  2. (neologism) Sexually attracted to more than one sex or gender. Tags: neologism, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-multisexual-en-adj-PWSHbwW1 Categories (other): English neologisms

Noun

Forms: multisexuals [plural]
Etymology: multi- + sexual, by analogy with bisexual. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|sexual}} multi- + sexual, {{m|en|bisexual}} bisexual Head templates: {{en-noun}} multisexual (plural multisexuals)
  1. (neologism) Someone who is sexually attracted to more than one sex or gender. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Sexual orientations Related terms: multisexuality, plurisexual, polysexual
    Sense id: en-multisexual-en-noun-QqOMUhCw Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 8 9 83 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with multi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 85 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 12 84 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 9 30 60

Inflected forms

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