OMNISEXUAL Definition & Meaning

omnisexual

[om-ni-sek-shoo-uhl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pansexual.

noun

a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of any gender; pansexual.

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Confusables Note

What's the difference between omnisexual, bisexual, and pansexual? See bisexual ( def. ).

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

omnisexuality noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of omnisexual¹

First recorded in 1955–60; omni- ( def. ) + sexual ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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Decades earlier, she had opined that “the greatest writing is omnisexual, like Shakespeare.”

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Little Richard, pioneering rock-and-roller, self-described “omnisexual” and off-and-on Christian preacher, is the patron saint of VisArts’s “Keep A-Knockin.’

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Reporters pestered him about his sexuality for decades, but whenever he described himself as an “omnisexual,” he seemed to be describing the music, too.

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Offstage, he characterized himself variously as gay, bisexual and “omnisexual.”

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Little Richard’s music was omnisexual and alien.

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When To Use

What does omnisexual mean?

Omnisexual refers to someone who is romantically, emotionally, or sexually attracted to persons of all genders and orientations. The term is often used interchangeably with pansexual.

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