pansexual

[ pan-sek-shoo-uhl ]

adjective

1. Also
   1. noting or relating to a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender.
   2. expressing sexuality in all its forms, or involving sexual activity with people of any gender or with people regardless of their gender.
2. Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.

noun

1. a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender; omnisexual.

Confusables Note

What's the difference between pansexual, bisexual, and omnisexual? See bisexual ( def ).

Other Words From

• pan·sex·u·al·i·ty [pan-sek-shoo-, al, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pansexual¹

First recorded in 1925–30; pan- + sexual

Example Sentences

After years of bullying, they were outed by a classmate as pansexual - and instantly became a target.

From BBC

Lovato, who has said they are pansexual, also came out as nonbinary, using she/they pronouns.

From Salon

Park also made Stella, who identifies as pansexual, feel comfortable as she thought about her sexuality in relation to her career.

From Los Angeles Times

One's immediate reaction is entirely reasonable: he blurts out in so many words that he doesn’t know what “pansexual” means.

From Salon

And their aggressive normalcy accompanies the life-changing subplot of Brady’s coming out as pansexual in 2023.

From Salon