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* '''AS3''': a sexual person who is supportive of asexuality; also an imaginary stamp given to such people ("Asexuals in Support of Supportive Sexuals"). | * '''AS3''': a sexual person who is supportive of asexuality; also an imaginary stamp given to such people ("Asexuals in Support of Supportive Sexuals"). | ||
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| + | * '''asexual''': a person who does not experience sexual attraction | ||
* '''asexy''': an informal word for [[asexuality|asexual]]; someone or something that is made more attractive by her/his/its lack of sexuality | * '''asexy''': an informal word for [[asexuality|asexual]]; someone or something that is made more attractive by her/his/its lack of sexuality | ||
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* '''homo-romantic''': someone who is romantically attracted to people of the same sex (and may be sexual or asexual) | * '''homo-romantic''': someone who is romantically attracted to people of the same sex (and may be sexual or asexual) | ||
| − | * '''hyposexual''': having a low sex drive | + | * '''[[hyposexual]]''': having a low sex drive |
* '''ineffable''', '''effanineffable''': ''bard of aven'' [http://asexuality.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?p=216759#216759 explains]: “Well, the dictionary definition is "unable to be expressed in words." And ... T. S. Eliot used it to speak of cats contemplating their "ineffable, effable, effanineffable" names. My theory is that effan is as close as you could get to having "fucking" printed in a book of poetry when he was writing. So if the first [e]ff stans for "fuck", why shouldn't the second?” (introduced [http://asexuality.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=2836 in this thread]) | * '''ineffable''', '''effanineffable''': ''bard of aven'' [http://asexuality.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?p=216759#216759 explains]: “Well, the dictionary definition is "unable to be expressed in words." And ... T. S. Eliot used it to speak of cats contemplating their "ineffable, effable, effanineffable" names. My theory is that effan is as close as you could get to having "fucking" printed in a book of poetry when he was writing. So if the first [e]ff stans for "fuck", why shouldn't the second?” (introduced [http://asexuality.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=2836 in this thread]) | ||
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* '''monoamorous''': loving only one person. Compare ''polyamorous''. | * '''monoamorous''': loving only one person. Compare ''polyamorous''. | ||
| − | * '''polyamorous''': loving more than one person | + | * '''[[nonlibidoism]]''': not having a sex drive |
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| + | * '''polyamorous''': loving more than one person. Compare ''monoamorous''. | ||
* '''sexual''': a person who is not [[asexuality|asexual]] (i.e. a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or pansexual person) | * '''sexual''': a person who is not [[asexuality|asexual]] (i.e. a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or pansexual person) | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 6 March 2007
This page briefly explains many common terms seen on the AVEN site and community.
- A, Ace: someone who is asexual
- amoeba: one of many biologically asexual microorganisms, but also a word used informally to denote an asexual.
- antisexual: being opposed to sexuality, or someone for whom this is true. An antisexual person may or may not be asexual.
- aromantic: not interested in romantic relationships
- AS3: a sexual person who is supportive of asexuality; also an imaginary stamp given to such people ("Asexuals in Support of Supportive Sexuals").
- asexual: a person who does not experience sexual attraction
- asexy: an informal word for asexual; someone or something that is made more attractive by her/his/its lack of sexuality
- autosexual: an asexual with a sex drive; someone who can experience sexual pleasure but considers it a private, solitary activity
- AVENista, AVENite: a member of the AVEN forum
- bi-asexual: being romantically attracted to people of either sex, but not sexually attracted; or someone for whom this is true
- bi-romantic: someone who is romantically attracted to people of either sex (and may be sexual or asexual)
- celibate: someone who does not engage in sexual activity (and may be sexual or asexual)
- gay-A: another term for homo-asexual
- hetero-asexual: being romantically attracted to people of the opposite sex, but not sexually attracted; or someone for whom this is true
- hetero-romantic: someone who is romantically attracted to people of the opposite sex (and may be sexual or asexual)
- homo-asexual: being romantically attracted to people of the same sex, but not sexually attracted; or someone for whom this is true
- homo-romantic: someone who is romantically attracted to people of the same sex (and may be sexual or asexual)
- hyposexual: having a low sex drive
- ineffable, effanineffable: bard of aven explains: “Well, the dictionary definition is "unable to be expressed in words." And ... T. S. Eliot used it to speak of cats contemplating their "ineffable, effable, effanineffable" names. My theory is that effan is as close as you could get to having "fucking" printed in a book of poetry when he was writing. So if the first [e]ff stans for "fuck", why shouldn't the second?” (introduced in this thread)
- monoamorous: loving only one person. Compare polyamorous.
- nonlibidoism: not having a sex drive
- polyamorous: loving more than one person. Compare monoamorous.
- sexual: a person who is not asexual (i.e. a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or pansexual person)
- straight-A: another term for hetero-asexual
Please expand this list!
