omnisexual
/ˌäm-ni-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl -ˈsek-shəl/ (ame, mw)
omnisexual — adjective
- omnisexualpositive
- more omnisexualcomparative
- most omnisexualsuperlative
1. feeling romantic or sexual attraction toward people of every gender, where the p
feeling romantic or sexual attraction toward people of every gender, where the person's gender does not affect the attraction.
Ari described themself as omnisexual after years of dating people of different genders.
predicative use: describe oneself as omnisexual
The novel features an omnisexual character whose love interests change across the chapters.
attributive use: omnisexual + character / person
Many young people in Yael's class openly identify as omnisexual or pansexual.
Jabari said that being omnisexual means gender simply does not shape who he finds attractive.
The support group welcomes bisexual, omnisexual, and pansexual members from across the city.
- pansexual
very close in meaning; pansexual usually implies gender is irrelevant, while omnisexual implies attraction to all genders with gender still noticed.
- bisexual
narrower; classically refers to attraction to two or more genders rather than every gender.
- polysexual
broader-than-bi but not all-inclusive; attraction to many but not necessarily every gender.
- asexual
describes little or no sexual attraction to any gender.
- heterosexual
attraction restricted to a different gender from one's own.
用法筆記
Often paired with or contrasted against 'pansexual'; speakers who use 'omnisexual' typically still notice gender as part of attraction, while 'pansexual' often signals that gender is irrelevant. Used both predicatively (be omnisexual) and attributively (an omnisexual person).