1.

ho-mo-sex-u-al

/hōmō'sekSH(ǝw)ǝl/

adjective

sexually or romantically attracted to people of

one's own sex.

"campaigning by homosexual men and

women for an end to social and legal
discrimination"

noun

a person who is sexually or romantically

attracted to people of their own sex.

2.het er o-sex-u-al

/hedərō'sekSH(ǝw)ǝl/

adjective

sexually or romantically attracted exclusively

to people of the other sex.

"I consider myself heterosexual"

Similar:

straight

hetero

het

noun

a person who is sexually or romantically.

attracted exclusively to people of the other
sex.

"the court ruled same-sex couples must be

given the same rights as married
heterosexuals"
3.bi-sex-u-al

/bi'sekSH(əw)ǝl/

adjective

1. sexually or romantically attracted to both

men and women, or to more than one sex or
gender.

"she had known for some time that she was

bisexual"

2. BOTANY

(of a flower) having both stamens and pistils;

hermaphrodite.

noun

a person who is sexually or romantically.

attracted to both men and women, or to more
than one sex or gender.

"the group described itself as promoting the

rights of lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men

4.trans-gen-der

/tranz'jendər, tran(t)s'jendǝr/

adjective

denoting or relating to a person whose

gender identity does not correspond with the
sex registered for them at birth.

"a transgender activist and author"

5.trans-sex-u-al

/tran(t)(s)'sekSH(əw)ǝl,tranz'sekSH(əw)ǝl/

adjective

adjective: transexual

denoting or relating to a transgender person,

especially one who has undergone gender
reassignment.

"transsexual women"

noun
noun: transexual

a transgender person, especially one who

has undergone gender reassignment. "a
male-to-female transsexual"

6.sa-dism

/'sādizəm/

noun

the tendency to derive pleasure, especially

sexual gratification, from inflicting pain,
suffering, or humiliation on others.

"beneath the apparent loving concern she

had glimpsed spite and sadism"

7.masochism

/'mazə kizəm/

noun

the tendency to derive pleasure, especially

sexual gratification, from one's own pain or
humiliation. "with things such as bondage and
masochism, it's all right if you both go for it"

• (in general use) the enjoyment of what

appears to be painful or tiresome.

"isn't there some masochism involved in

taking on this kind of project?"

8.Sadomasochism

sadomasochism, also called S&M, SM, or

S/M, deriving pleasure, often of a sexual
nature, from the infliction of physical or
psychological pain on another person or on
oneself or both. The term is a portmanteau of
sadism-deriving pleasure from inflicting pain-
and masochism-deriving pleasure in receiving
pain.

9.A fetish is an object believed to have

supernatural powers, or in particular, a
human-made object that has power over
others. Essentially, fetishism is the attribution
of inherent value, or powers, to an object.
10.narcissism

/'närsə,siz(ə)m/

noun

excessive interest in or admiration of oneself

and one's physical appearance.

PSYCHOLOGY

selfishness, involving a sense of entitlement,

a lack of empathy, and a need for admiration,
as characterizing a personality type.

PSYCHOANALYSIS

self-centeredness arising from failure to

distinguish the self from external objects,
either in very young babies or as a feature of
mental disorder.

11.a-sex-u-al

/ä'sekSH(əw)ǝl/

adjective

1. experiencing no sexual feelings or desires;

not feeling sexual attraction to anyone.
"Murphy, who has never married, considers
himself asexual"

2. BIOLOGY

(of reproduction) not involving the fusion of

gametes.

"each polyp is capable of budding new polyps

though asexual reproduction in spring"

noun

a person who experiences no sexual feelings

or desires, or who is not sexually attracted to
anyone.

12.in-ter-sex-u-al

/in(t)ǝr'sekSH(ǝw)ǝl/

adjective

1. relating to or denoting a person or animal

that has both male and female sex organs or
other sexual characteristics; relating to
intersex individuals.

"bosses are encouraging nonbinary and

intersexual people to apply"

2. existing or occurring between the sexes.

"intersexual selection, or mate choice, was, to
Darwin, the job of females"

noun

a person or animal having both male and

female sex organs or other sexual
characteristics.

13.pan-sex-u-al

/pan'sekSH(əw)ǝl/

adjective

sexually or romantically attracted to people

regardless of their sex or gender.

"I needed to explore the possibility that

maybe I was pansexual"

noun

a pansexual person.

"the bodybuilder identifies as a pansexual"

14.queer

/kwir/

adjective

1. strange; odd.

"she had a queer feeling that they were being

watched"

2. denoting or relating to a sexual or gender

identity that does not correspond to
established ideas of sexuality and gender,
especially heterosexual norms.

"queer geek culture has featured gay themes

since the 1980s"
verb DATED. INFORMAL

spoil or ruin (an agreement, event, or

situation).

"Reg didn't want someone meddling and

queering the deal at the last minute"

15.two-spirit.ed

adjective

● (of a member of a North American

Indian people) gay, lesbian, or
transgender.