ambisexual

American  

[am-bi-sek-shoo-uhl] / ˌæm bɪˈsɛk ʃu əl /

adjective

1. bisexual.

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ambisexual British  

/ ˌæmbɪˈsɛksjʊəl /

adjective

1. biology relating to or affecting both the male and female sexes

2. Also: ambosexual.  bisexual

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Other Word Forms

• ambisexuality noun

Etymology

Origin of ambisexual

First recorded in 1935–40; ambi- + sexual

Example Sentences

As far back as 1969, classic sci-fi author Ursula K. LeGuin published "The Left Hand of Darkness," which explored a race of people who are by default androgynous until they are revealed to be also ambisexual, shifting genders from either male of female depending on environmental conditions.

From Salon

She was best known for the Earthsea series, written for young adults, and The Left Hand of Darkness, set on a planet where everyone is ambisexual.

From BBC

They can be ambisexual, nonmonogamous—even, as Frances claims to be, largely unemotional.

From Slate

As an anthropologist sent to investigate humanity’s ambisexual descendants notes, while the social changes of gender fluidity seem small on the surface, in reality they are “incalculable.”

From Salon

Baja East designers Scott Studenberg and John Targon — finalists in this year's prestigious CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund competiton — are scheduled to show off what they've called their "loose luxury," "ambisexual" line in a trunk show from 2 to 5 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times