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

• 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; 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

• 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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