Definition of sapiosexual in English:
sapiosexual
adjectiveˌseɪpɪəʊˈsɛkʃʊəlˌseɪpioʊˈsɛkʃ(u)əl
(of a person) finding intelligence sexually attractive or arousing.
I met a PhD student from Germany who told me that he was sapiosexual
Example sentencesExamples
- I don't have a type; I am more of a sapiosexual person.
- I definitely remember seeing people who wrote somewhere on their profile that they were sapiosexual.
- We at have possibly grown a little too old to keep it touch with the sapiosexual, flamboyant youth.
- To be honest, in this world everyone is a sapiosexual person.
- In the throes of a passionate sapiosexual infatuation with the senator, she wrote: "Is he too intelligent to be president of the United States?"
nounˌseɪpɪəʊˈsɛkʃʊəlˌseɪpioʊˈsɛkʃ(u)əl
A person who finds intelligence sexually attractive or arousing.
I'm a sapiosexual and I like to talk
Example sentencesExamples
- Some dating profiles say they are looking for 'sapiosexuals'.
- There's still time to integrate the new words into your vocabulary, which may endear you to the nearest sapiosexual.
- You might want to reconsider calling yourself a sapiosexual on your online dating profile.
- He appears to think of himself as a 'sapiosexual'.
- The Sydney-based human resources consultant describes himself as a sapiosexual and has made up a T-shirt, sweatshirt and cap printed with the words "I love being single" to declare his commitment to the solo life.
Origin
Early 21st century: from Latin sapiens ‘wise’ + sexual, on the model of heterosexual and homosexual.
Definition of sapiosexual in US English:
sapiosexual
adjectiveˌseɪpioʊˈsɛkʃ(u)əlˌsāpēōˈsekSH(o͞o)əl
(of a person) finding intelligence sexually attractive or arousing.
I met a PhD student from Germany who told me that he was sapiosexual
Example sentencesExamples
- In the throes of a passionate sapiosexual infatuation with the senator, she wrote: "Is he too intelligent to be president of the United States?"
- I don't have a type; I am more of a sapiosexual person.
- I definitely remember seeing people who wrote somewhere on their profile that they were sapiosexual.
- We at have possibly grown a little too old to keep it touch with the sapiosexual, flamboyant youth.
- To be honest, in this world everyone is a sapiosexual person.
nounˌseɪpioʊˈsɛkʃ(u)əlˌsāpēōˈsekSH(o͞o)əl
A person who finds intelligence sexually attractive or arousing.
I'm a sapiosexual and I like to talk
Example sentencesExamples
- There's still time to integrate the new words into your vocabulary, which may endear you to the nearest sapiosexual.
- The Sydney-based human resources consultant describes himself as a sapiosexual and has made up a T-shirt, sweatshirt and cap printed with the words "I love being single" to declare his commitment to the solo life.
- He appears to think of himself as a 'sapiosexual'.
- You might want to reconsider calling yourself a sapiosexual on your online dating profile.
- Some dating profiles say they are looking for 'sapiosexuals'.
Origin
Early 21st century: from Latin sapiens ‘wise’ + sexual, on the model of heterosexual and homosexual.