"sapiosexuality" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin sapiens (“wise, judicious”) + sexuality or sapiosexual + -ity. Purportedly coined in 1998. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sapiens|t=wise, judicious}} Latin sapiens (“wise, judicious”), {{af|en|sapiosexual|-ity}} sapiosexual + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sapiosexuality (uncountable)
  1. The state of being sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind. Tags: uncountable Translations (Translations): الْاِنْجِذَاب لِلْأَذْكِيَاءِ (al-injiḏāb lilʔaḏkiyāʔi) [masculine] (Arabic), sapioseksuaalisuus (Finnish), sapiosexualité [feminine] (French), Sapiosexualität [feminine] (German), sapiosexualidad [feminine] (Spanish)
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