I'm asexual
Indicates that the speaker is asexual.
asexual
UK /eɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ US /eɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
adj 4noun 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
gray, many, novel, other
VERB + ASEXUAL
am, believe, corrected, ensure, imagine, seems, type
ASEXUAL + NOUN
attraction, friendship, man, method, people, person, reproduction, thei
PREP.
between, until
ADV.
already, happily, only
Definitions
adj
1
Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
The central paradox of Linton's writing was her inability, or unwillingness, to imagine an asexual friendship between women.
2
Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
Many asexual people experience attraction, but feel no need to act out that attraction sexually. Because they don't see a lack of sexual arousal as a problem to be corrected, asexual people focus their energy on enjoying other types of arousal and pleasure.
Benoit is determined to ensure other asexual (or “ace”) people don’t feel broken or alone in a world in which lust and desire pulsate through our entire culture.
3
Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
4
Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.
asexual reproduction
They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction.
noun
1
A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
11.2 Demonstrating the Status of Long-Lived Asexuals … Indeed, if sex has so many advantages, then which special adaptations - if any - allow long-term survival without it? However, the main task of the research teams dealing with such putative ancient asexuals has thus far been to demonstrate that their respective groups (mainly bdelloids, darwinulids and certain lineages within orbatid mites) indeed merit the status.
2
A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
3
Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.
[…] The masculine forms are used to a considerable extent in congruence with etymologically masculine nouns; also with etymologically feminine asexuals; e.g. se stefn L 9, 36; [...] The neuter forms are used with etymologically neuter nouns; with etymologically masculine asexuals; e.g. þ cyrtil L 6, 29; J 19, 23; þ penning L 20, 24; bēam (Lindelof p. 9) ; stān (Lindelof p. 11); and with etymologically feminine asexuals; e.g. [...]
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The central paradox of Linton's writing was her inability, or unwillingness, to imagine an asexual friendship between women.
Wiktionary02
Many asexual people experience attraction, but feel no need to act out that attraction sexually. Because they don't see a lack of sexual arousal as a problem to be corrected, asexual people focus thei
Wiktionary03
Benoit is determined to ensure other asexual (or “ace”) people don’t feel broken or alone in a world in which lust and desire pulsate through our entire culture.
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11.2 Demonstrating the Status of Long-Lived Asexuals … Indeed, if sex has so many advantages, then which special adaptations - if any - allow long-term survival without it? However, the main task of t
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[…] The masculine forms are used to a considerable extent in congruence with etymologically masculine nouns; also with etymologically feminine asexuals; e.g. se stefn L 9, 36; [...] The neuter forms a
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The protagonist of this novel is an asexual trans man.
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i Register
In some senses, asexual is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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