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allosexual
Allosexual (adj) means Able to feel sexual attraction to other people; not asexual.
adj
1
Able to feel sexual attraction to other people; not asexual.
2
(informal) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or otherwise not heterosexual.
3
Aimed at or involving somebody else, rather than only the self.
"Allosexual behavior peaked during the follicular phase for both heterosexual women and lesbians."
— Mary H Burleson et al, Sexual behavior in lesbian and heterosexual women: relations with menstrual cycle phase and partner availability (2002)
4
Attracted to, or involving, people of the opposite biological sex; heterosexual.
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Etymology
From allo- (“other”) + sexual. "Directed at or involving another rather than one's self" and "involving the other sex; heterosexual" are the most etymologically literal senses (regarding the latter sense, compare the structure of heterosexual), structural and semantic opposites of autosexual and isosexual. The sense "non-heterosexual" was influenced by (and had influence on) Canadian French allosexuel.
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What is the meaning of allosexual?
"allosexual" (adj) means able to feel sexual attraction to other people; not asexual.
What is the opposite of allosexual?
Opposites of "allosexual" include asexual, heterosexual, homosexual.
What are the different meanings of allosexual?
"allosexual" has 3 main meanings: 1. Able to feel sexual attraction to other people; not asexual; 2. (informal) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or otherwise not heterosexual; 3. Aimed at or involving somebody else, rather than only the self.
