Sapiosexual

Posted by Fox on May 18, 2017
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sa·pi·o·sex·u·al

ˌsāpēōˈsekSH(o͞o)əl/
adjective
adjective: sapiosexual; adjective: sapio-sexual
  1. 1.
    (of a person) finding intelligence sexually attractive or arousing.
    “I met a PhD student from Germany who told me that he was sapiosexual”
noun
noun: sapiosexual; plural noun: sapiosexuals; noun: sapio-sexual; plural noun: sapio-sexuals
  1. 1.
    a person who finds intelligence sexually attractive or arousing.
    “I’m a sapiosexual and I like to talk”
Origin
early 21st century: from Latin sapiens ‘wise’ + sexual, on the model of heterosexual and homosexual.