pansexual

[pan-sek-shoo-uhl]

adjective

1. Also

   1. noting or relating to a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender.

   2. expressing sexuality in all its forms, or involving sexual activity with people of any gender or with people regardless of their gender.

2. Psychiatry.,  pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.

noun

1. a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender; omnisexual.

Confusables Note

What's the difference between pansexual, bisexual, and omnisexual? See bisexual ( def. ).

Other Word Forms

• pansexuality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pansexual¹

First recorded in 1925–30; pan- + sexual

Example Sentences

Christian Morris, a pansexual, nonbinary artist from Inglewood, attended his first Simon Says in March dressed in a tiger stripe suit, blond mullet wig and Aladdin Sane-inspired lightning bolt face makeup.

From Los Angeles Times

After years of bullying, they were outed by a classmate as pansexual - and instantly became a target.

From BBC

Lovato, who has said they are pansexual, also came out as nonbinary, using she/they pronouns.

From Salon

Park also made Stella, who identifies as pansexual, feel comfortable as she thought about her sexuality in relation to her career.

From Los Angeles Times

One's immediate reaction is entirely reasonable: he blurts out in so many words that he doesn’t know what “pansexual” means.

From Salon

When To Use

What does pansexual mean?

Pansexual refers to someone who is romantically, emotionally, or sexually attracted to people of any gender or regardless of their gender.Some pansexual people may say that, when it comes to attraction, they don't see gender or they find it irrelevant. That's what distinguishes pansexuality from omnisexuality or bisexuality.