androsexual meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

androsexual

adj

UK /ˌæn.dɹəʊˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ · US /ˌæn.dɹoʊˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

Etymology From andro- + -sexual.

Attracted to men and/or to masculinity regardless of gender.

[…] androsexual and only attracted to men, they would probably consider themselves monosexual. However, if they are ma/androsexual and simply attracted to masculinity, this could put them under the multisexual umbrella, seeing as […]2016, Ashley Mardell, The ABC's of LGBT+:
By androsexual people, we understand that those who experience sexual attraction towards men, males, and/or female masculinity regardless of whether they are assigned male by birth or not.2023, Manis Kumar Raha, Marriage in Human Society: Global Perspective, volume 3, page 581, section "Androsexual"

Sexually attracted to men.

In the past, the terms homosexual and heterosexual were used […] literature now uses terms such as attracted to men (androsexual), attracted to women (gynosexual), attracted to both or attracted to neither to describe a person's sexual orientation […]2010, Craig Kridel, Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies, page 893:
[…] androsexual men are attracted to men and gynosexual women are attracted to women.2010, Roger I. Abrams, Sports Justice: The Law and the Business of Sports:

1 more example

Even if I agreed that it is useful to have words to name the sex(es) to whom someone is erotically attracted, I would not have to use the categories homosexual and heterosexual. I could just as easily divide the word up into gynosexual (attracted to women), androsexual (attracted to men), and bisexual (attracted to both).2014, Naomi S Tucker, Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, and Visions:

Sexually attracted to masculinity, regardless of gender.

I am gay. I normally find dicks and men and male private areas very attractive […] I'm technically androsexual- attracted to masculinity and there are a few transwomen that are a little masculine at my group) and I'm normally attracted to them, […], Connor Whiteley, I Am Not A Victim, I Am A Survivor

noun

Etymology From andro- + -sexual.

An androsexual person, or other androsexual organism.