pansexual
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pansexual
- /pænˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ US
Where it comes from
From pan- + -sexual. First attested in 1926 (with pansexualism attested since 1917), as a descriptor of the psychological theory that all human activity is based on sexuality. Used to describe a sexual orientation since at least the 1970s.
adjective pan-sexual
- Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender or sex. Karen and Carlos are definitely pansexual people who have paired off to have this child, and this seems real and good to them now. When I had been with Karen, she had floated through several gay relationships, […] all my friends had been what I would call pansexual, avoiding the older term bisexual,
- Sexually attracted to everyone. To the end he [Walt Whitman] denied that he was homosexual; his writings are pansexual, finding carnal ripeness in the soul, in nature, as well as in men and women.
- Welcoming people of all sexual orientations. We like to attend pansexual group sex parties, which means that attendees may identify as gay or lesbian or bisexual or hetero or transgendered, but are generally comfortable and happy to play side-by-side with people whose desires may be entirely different than their own.
- Pertaining to the psychological theory of pansexualism.
noun pansexuals
- Someone who is attracted to all types of people regardless of gender or sex.
- A person who is attracted to frying pans.
Translations
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adj sexually attracted to all genders
| हिन्दी | सर्वलैंगिक sarvlaiṅgik |
|---|---|
| Português | pansexual |
| Italiano | pansessuale |
| Русский | пансексуальный panseksualʹnyj |
noun someone who is attracted to all genders
| Español | pansexual |
|---|---|
| Português | pansexual |
| Français | pansexuel |
| Deutsch | pansexuell, pan |
Talk about this word "pansexual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pansexual. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pansexual. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pansexual "pansexual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pansexual.Cite this
@misc{pansexual_2026,
title = {pansexual},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pansexual},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
