pansexual
adjective
pan·sex·u·al
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Definition of pansexual
1
: of, relating to, or characterized by sexual desire or attraction that is not limited to people of a particular gender identity or sexual orientation
Pansexual people are attracted to all kinds of people, regardless of their gender, sex or presentation.— Farhana Khan
also
: not solely homosexual or heterosexual
The famous 0-6 scale … was devised to chart sexual proclivities, from purely heterosexual (0) to purely homosexual (6). Kinsey felt humans are pansexual (most falling somewhere between 0 and 6), and restrictions imposed by society and religion lead to sexual maladjustments. — Lisa C. Hickman
2
: tending to suffuse all experience and conduct with erotic feeling
Although Whitman's impulses were homoerotic, he was pansexual in the sense that he could find the driving force of something such as sex in almost everything …— Peter Craven
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Other Words from pansexual
pansexual
noun
A pansexual is someone who can be attracted to males, females, transgender people and those who identify as non-binary (not female or male).
— Mel Evans
pansexuality
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or less commonly pansexualism \ ˌpan-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wə-ˌli-zəm
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noun
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or less commonly pansexualism \ ˌpan-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wə-ˌli-zəm
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noun
The opening of Studio 54, in April 1977, expanded gay disco culture to encompass a pansexuality that united gays, straights, and the sexually undecided under the banner of disco hedonism.
— Peter Braunstein
Examples of pansexual in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Of course, there is an intensely splashy tabloid element afoot, as Miley, who has identified as pansexual, was photographed making out with Brody Jenner's newly ex-wife Kaitlynn Carter on a glamorous Italian vacation fit for Leonardo DiCaprio. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Why Am I So Obsessed With Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's Breakup?," 14 Aug. 2019 The tabloid also published photos of Cyrus, who is openly pansexual, kissing Kaitlynn Carter while vacationing over the weekend in Lake Como, Italy, which led to further speculation about the breakup. — Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Here’s the latest in Miley Cyrus’ split from Liam Hemsworth," 13 Aug. 2019 Stealthily woven into the fabric is an impressive jokes per minute ratio and storylines that tug at the heart, like that of pansexual hipster David (Daniel Levy) and his boyfriend Patrick (Noah Reid). — Sandra Gonzalez And Whitney Friedlander, CNN, "You thought the Emmy nominations would be predictable, then 'Schitt's Creek' happened," 16 July 2019 This street art style smears color over classic white paired next to the pansexual flag. — Allure, "15 Nail Art Ideas to Wear During Pride — and They’re Not Just Rainbows," 6 June 2019 One-third of the 27,715 respondents in the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey identified as bisexual or pansexual. — Zachary Zane, Washington Post, "Bisexual people have long felt excluded at Pride festivities. That’s finally changing.," 7 June 2019 Brendon Urie, the frontman of Panic! At The Disco, came out as pansexual in a new interview with Paper magazine. — Lindsey V Thompson, Teen Vogue, "Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco Came Out as Pansexual," 6 July 2018 Recently, Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer Jonathan Kasdan revealed that the character Donald plays in the film is pansexual. — Allie Gemmill, Teen Vogue, "Donald Glover Just Addressed Lando's Pansexuality in "Solo: A Star Wars Story"," 23 May 2018 Both Harvey and Ambrose (Chance Perdomo), a pansexual witch who lives with Sabrina and her aunts, are enlightened, and the actors who play them were thrilled about diving into this feminist world. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Is Dark and Scary, But Not in the Way You Think," 26 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pansexual.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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