"polysexual" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more polysexual [comparative], most polysexual [superlative]
Etymology: From poly- + -sexual. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|poly-|-sexual}} poly- + -sexual Head templates: {{en-adj}} polysexual (comparative more polysexual, superlative most polysexual)
  1. Of or pertaining to multiple types of sexuality. Categories (topical): Polyamory
    Sense id: en-polysexual-en-adj-cFsesjQN Disambiguation of Polyamory: 11 44 45
  2. (LGBT) Sexually attracted to many (sometimes specifically multiple but not all) genders. Categories (topical): LGBT, Polyamory, Sexual orientations
    Sense id: en-polysexual-en-adj-r5HC56F0 Disambiguation of Polyamory: 11 44 45 Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 15 51 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -sexual Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 78 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 75 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sexual: 10 61 29 Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
  3. Sexually polyamorous; that is, having multiple sexual relationships. Categories (topical): Polyamory
    Sense id: en-polysexual-en-adj--agWbCSN Disambiguation of Polyamory: 11 44 45 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 17 29 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: polysexuality, sexual orientation [sexual-orientations, sexuality, lifestyle], asexual (alt: -ity, ace), bisexual (alt: -ity, bi), demisexual (alt: -ity, demi), graysexual (alt: -ity), heterosexual (alt: -ity, straight), homosexual (alt: -ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (alt: -ity), pansexual (alt: -ity, pan), plurisexual (alt: -ity), robosexual (alt: -ity), sapiosexual (alt: -ity), androsexual (alt: -ity), gynesexual (alt: -ity), vegansexual (alt: -ity), polyromantic, multisexual, plurisexual

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