Bisexual

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /baɪˈsÉ›k.ʃu.‌əl/

Origin

- + sexual

Full definition of bisexual

Adjective

1. (sexuality, of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to members of either sex.
2. (botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
3. (botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
4. (botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
5. (botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
6. (rare) Hermaphroditic.Midrash and Zohar present Adam as hermaphroditic or bisexual.

Hyponyms

• heteroflexible

Related terms

• bi-curious

Synonyms

• (sexually attracted to persons of either sex) AC/DC slang, ambidextrous jocular, bi colloquial
• (botany: having male and female organs) perfect, hermaphrodite

Coordinate terms

Noun

1. A person who is bisexual. Someone who is attracted to both males and females.I have two family members who came out as bisexual; my sister and my aunt.

Synonyms

• bi colloquial

Hypernyms

• LGBT