allosexual

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæloʊˈsɛkʃuəl/ === Adjective === allosexual (LGBTQ, of a person) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual. Synonyms: allo, zedsexual, sexual Antonyms: asexual, (slang) ace 2014 March 20, a letter to the editor of The Record, volume 116, number 20, page 6: Sexual assault is alarmingly common, yet most victims still identify as heterosexual, cisgender and allosexual (the opposite of asexual) after the trauma. Being sexual assaulted did not make me asexual, […] (LGBTQ, uncommon, chiefly Canada) LGB; queer; non-heterosexual. Antonym: heterosexual (chiefly social sciences, of sexual desire or activity) Directed toward or involving another person rather than (only) oneself. Antonym: autosexual (chiefly biology, sociology, psychology) Involving or directed at the other biological sex; heterosexual; not isosexual. Synonym: other-sexual Antonyms: isosexual, homosexual ==== Translations ==== === Noun === allosexual (plural allosexuals) (LGBTQ) One who experiences sexual attraction; one who is not asexual. ==== Synonyms ==== allo (informal) sexual (noun) ==== Antonyms ==== asexual ==== Related terms ==== eusexual ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== allosexual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia