BISEXUALITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bisexuality mean? 

• BISEXUALITY (noun)
  The noun BISEXUALITY has 2 senses:

1. showing characteristics of both sexes

2. sexual activity with both men and women

  Familiarity information: BISEXUALITY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BISEXUALITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showing characteristics of both sexes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

androgyny; bisexuality; hermaphroditism

Hypernyms ("bisexuality" is a kind of...):

gender; sex; sexuality (the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles)

Derivation:

bisexual (having an ambiguous sexual identity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sexual activity with both men and women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bisexuality" is a kind of...):

sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)

Derivation:

bisexual (sexually attracted to both sexes)