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bisexual
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bi·sex·u·al  (b-sksh-l)
adj.
1. Of or relating to both sexes.
2.
a. Having both male and female reproductive organs; hermaphroditic.
b. Botany Denoting a single flower that contains functional staminate and pistillate structures; perfect.
3. Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of either sex.
n.
1. A bisexual organism; a hermaphrodite.
2. A bisexual person.

bisex·u·ali·ty (-l-t) n.
bi·sexu·al·ly adv.

bisexual [baɪˈsɛksjʊəl]
adj
1. sexually attracted by both men and women
2. showing characteristics of both sexes a bisexual personality
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of some plants and animals) having both male and female reproductive organs
4. of or relating to both sexes
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a bisexual organism; a hermaphrodite
2. a bisexual person
bisexuality  [baɪˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ] esp US, bisexualism n
bisexually  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bisexual - a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
sensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality
androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite, intersex - one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
pseudohermaphrodite - someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth
switch-hitter - slang term for a bisexual person
Adj.1.bisexual - sexually attracted to both sexes
heterosexual - sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
homosexual - sexually attracted to members of your own sex
2.bisexual - having an ambiguous sexual identity
androgynous - having both male and female characteristics

bisexual
adjective bi (slang), ambidextrous (slang), swinging both ways (slang), AC/DC (slang) a road movie about two bisexual women
Quotations
"[Bisexuality] immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night" [Woody Allen]
Translations
bisexual [ˈbaɪˈseksjʊəl]
A. ADJbisexual
B. Nbisexual mf
bisexual [ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl]
adj [person] → bisexuel(le); [animal, plant] → bisexué(e)
nbisexuel(le) m/f
bisexual
n (= person)Bisexuelle(r) mf
bisexual [baɪˈsɛksjʊəl] adj & nbisessuale (m/f), bisex (m/f) inv
bisexual [baɪˈsɛksjʊəl] adj & nbisessuale (m/f), bisex (m/f) inv


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