See also: gray-sexual

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/, /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.sjuː.əl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkʃuːəl
  • Hyphenation: gray‧sex‧u‧al

Adjective

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graysexual (not comparable)

  1. (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.
    • 2014 February 19, Tess Banta, “The 'A' Stands for Asexual”, in The Amherst Student, volume 143, number 16, Amherst College, page 7:
      Some aces are gray-sexual (or gray-A), meaning that they fall somewhere on a spectrum between asexual and sexual.
    • 2014 June 18, Julie Sondra Decker, “How to Tell If You Are Asexual”, in Time:
      Do you feel sexual attraction sometimes, but only rarely? You may be graysexual,* and you’ll have a lot in common with asexual people if you are.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:graysexual.
    Synonyms: gray-A, gray asexual, gray ace
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Noun

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graysexual (plural graysexuals)

  1. (neologism) A graysexual person.

References

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  1. ^ asexualityrocks [username], Prince Raditz [username] (2008 November 21) “Attention asexual men! PLEASE RESPOND!”, in The Asexuality Visibility and Education Network[1], archived from the original on 24 August 2023:[Prince Raditz:] I would suck at anything competitive because when it comes to sports, I'm usually a clutz :rolleyes: / And "hyposexual" is another term for Grey Asexual / [asexualityrocks:] Let's coin a new term. "Graysexual."
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