graysexual

== English == === Alternative forms === gray-sexual greysexual, grey-sexual (UK) === Etymology === Blend of gray +‎ asexual, coined by user asexualityrocks in 2008 on the forums of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network about two years after the advent of gray-A and gray asexual. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/, /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.sjuː.əl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ Rhymes: -ɛkʃuːəl Hyphenation: gray‧sex‧u‧al === Adjective === graysexual (not comparable) (neologism) Intermediate between sexual and asexual; sometimes, but not usually, experiencing sexual attraction and desire. 2013, M. M, "sex-pos", Post- (Brown University), Volume 14, Issue 13, 21 February 2013, page 7: But then I remember: the whole ethos of sex-positivity is predicated on a belief that everyone—sexual, asexual, or gray-sexual; monogamous, polyamorous, or something in-between; LGBTQ or as hetero as the Romneys—is entitled to pleasurable and safe sex. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:graysexual. Synonyms: gray-A, gray asexual, gray ace ==== Related terms ==== graysexuality === Noun === graysexual (plural graysexuals) (neologism) A graysexual person. === References ===