Lexicon

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This page briefly explains many common terms seen on the AVEN site and community.

  • amoeba: one of many biologically asexual microorganisms, but also a word used informally to denote an 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").
  • asexy: an informal word for asexual; or, occasionally, someone found an attractive in an asexual way
  • 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
  • sexual: a person who is not asexual (i.e. a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or pansexual person)
  • straight-A: another term for hetero-asexual


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