Lexicon

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.

• aromantic: not interested in romantic relationships

• 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

• hetero-asexual: being romantically attracted to people of the opposite sex, but not sexually attracted; or someone for whom this is true

• homo-asexual: being romantically attracted to people of the same sex, but not sexually attracted; or someone for whom this is true

• hyposexual: having a low sex drive

• sexual: a person who is not asexual (i.e. a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or pansexual person)

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