French edit

Etymology edit

From bi- +‎ sexuel. Attested since 1778 as a synonym in botany for "hermaphroditic" ("having male and female parts").[1]

Pronunciation edit

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  • Rhymes: -ɥɛl

Adjective edit

bisexuel (feminine bisexuelle, masculine plural bisexuels, feminine plural bisexuelles)

  1. bisexual
    • 1977 December 3, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 22, page 14:
      Francaise, 33, tres jolie, elegante, cherche une femme sympa, bisexuelle, pour plaisir erotique sans et avec son mari.
      Frenchwoman, 33, very pretty, elegant, seeks attractive bisexual woman for erotic pleasure with and without your husband

Noun edit

bisexuel m (plural bisexuels)

  1. bisexual

References edit

  1. ^ In Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's Flore françoise, ou, Description succincte de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France, tome II, page 166, describes one subcategory of flowers as, "fleurs bisexuelles; fleurs hermaphrodites...."

Further reading edit

Norman edit

Etymology edit

bi- +‎ sexuel

Adjective edit

bisexuel m

  1. (Jersey) bisexual

Related terms edit

Noun edit

bisexuel m (plural bisexuels, feminine bisexuelle)

  1. (Jersey) bisexual