Definition of Gynesexuality
(noun) Attraction towards females, femininity, or women.
Examples of Gynesexuality
- Heterosexual men expressing attraction for women.
- A lesbian expressing desire for a woman.
Gynesexuality Pronunciation
Syllabification: gy·ne·sex·u·al·i·ty
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Usage Notes
- Plural: gynesexualities
- Gynesexuality is the opposite of androsexuality.
- A (noun) gynesexual is (adverb) gynesexually attracted to women.
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Oxford University Press. (N.d.) Oxford Dictionaries. (https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/).
Wiley. (N.d.) Wiley Online Library. (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/).
Cite the Definition of Gynesexuality
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2016. “gynesexuality.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved October 3, 2023 (https://sociologydictionary.org/gynesexuality/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
gynesexuality. (2016). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/gynesexuality/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2016. “gynesexuality.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed October 3, 2023. https://sociologydictionary.org/gynesexuality/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“gynesexuality.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2016. Web. 3 Oct. 2023. <https://sociologydictionary.org/gynesexuality/>.