单词 | omnifutuant |
释义 | > as lemmasomnifutuant omnifutuant adj. Brit. /ˌɒmnᵻˈfʊtjʊənt/ , /ˌɒmnᵻˈfʊtʃʊənt/ , U.S. /ˌɑmnəˈfʊtʃəwənt/ , /ˌɑmniˈfʊtʃəwənt/ (also omnifutuent) [ < omni- comb. form + classical Latin futuent-, futuēns, present participle of futuere to have sexual relations with (further etymology uncertain); probably coined (in Latin form omnifutuentes ) by Sir Richard Burton 1886 ( Terminal Ess. §4. D in tr. Arabian Nights X. 238); for usual later spelling in -ant compare -ant suffix1] practising or tolerant of both homosexual and heterosexual activity; bisexual.ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > bisexuality > [adjective] bisexual1906 ambisexual1912 ambisextrous1919 omnifutuant1929 bi1957 versatile1959 AC/DC1960 1929 A. Huxley Do what you Will 132 The ancient Greeks were evidently, in Sir Richard Burton's expressive phrase, ‘omnifutuent’. 1966 Listener 24 Mar. 445/1 Stephen learns to accept himself as a homosexual only by entering a society which is innocently omnifutuant. < as lemmas |
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