different between pansexuality vs polysexuality

English

Etymology

From pansexual +? -ity.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?pæns?k?u?æl?ti/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pæns?ksju?æl?ti/

Noun

pansexuality (usually uncountable, plural pansexualities)

1. A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people regardless of their gender or sex.
2. Sexuality that encompasses all kinds of sexuality.

Synonyms

• omnisexuality

Related terms

• pansexual

Coordinate terms

• (sexual orientations) sexual orientation; asexual (-ity, ace), bisexual (-ity, bi), demisexual (-ity, demi), graysexual (-ity), heterosexual (-ity, straight), homosexual (-ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (-ity), pansexual (-ity, pan), plurisexual (-ity), polysexual (-ity), robosexual (-ity), sapiosexual (-ity), androsexual (-ity), gynesexual (-ity) ^{(Category: en:Sexual orientations)}

Translations

English

Etymology

poly- +? sexuality

Noun

polysexuality (plural polysexualities)

1. (In the LGBTQ+ community) A sexual orientation characterized by an attraction to people of many, but not all, genders.
2. Any form of sexuality involving multiple types of sexual relationships; the characteristic, state, or practice of being polysexual.

Related terms

• polysexual

See also

• (sexual orientations) sexual orientation; asexual (-ity, ace), bisexual (-ity, bi), demisexual (-ity, demi), graysexual (-ity), heterosexual (-ity, straight), homosexual (-ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (-ity), pansexual (-ity, pan), plurisexual (-ity), polysexual (-ity), robosexual (-ity), sapiosexual (-ity), androsexual (-ity), gynesexual (-ity) ^{(Category: en:Sexual orientations)}