Asexuality

/eɪˌsɛkʃuˈæləti/ noun

Definition

The state or condition of not having sexual desire, attraction, or reproduction through sexual means.

Etymology

From asexual (a- 'without' + sexual, from Latin sexualis) + -ity (abstract noun suffix), popularized since the late 1990s in LGBTQ+ communities and psychology.

Kelly Says

Asexuality was barely recognized as a distinct identity until online communities in the early 2000s gave it a name—now it's a widely understood term showing how the internet can create and spread new identity concepts.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የ性的 ልክ ማይደገም
ye-sex-ing lik may-de-gam
ARالعربية
اللا влеِش
al-la-w-leesh
BNবাংলা
অসম্পর্কিত
oh-som-por-kit
CACatalà
asexualitat
ah-seh-kseu-a-li-ta
CSČeština
asexualita
ah-seh-kseu-a-li-ta
DADansk
asexualitet
ah-seh-kseu-a-li-tet
DEDeutsch
Asexualität
ah-seh-kseu-ah-li-tat
ELΕλληνικά
ασυλικότητα
ah-see-lee-ko-ta-te
ESEspañol
asexualidad
ah-seh-kseu-ah-lee-dad
FAفارسی
بی‌جنسی
bi-jen-si
FISuomi
aseksuaalisuus
ah-seh-kseu-a-li-suus
FRFrançais
asexualité
ah-seh-kseu-ah-lee-te
GUGU
અસેક્સ્યુઅલિટી
ah-sek-sju-a-li-ti
HAHA
baƙin mace
ba-kin ma-ce
HEעברית
א-מיניות
ah-mi-ni-ut
HIहिन्दी
असंगति
a-san-ga-ti
HUMagyar
asexualitás
ah-seh-kseu-a-li-ta-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
aseksualitas
ah-sek-su-ali-tas
IGIG
akụkụ mmadụ na-akpọ
a-ku-ku m-ma-du na-ak-po
ITItaliano
asexualità
ah-seh-kseu-ah-lee-ta
JA日本語
無性愛
mu-sei-ai
KKKK
асексуалдылық
ah-seh-kseu-al-dy-lik
KMKM
អន់ស្រឡាញ់
ahn-sra-la-an
KO한국어
무성애
mu-seong-ae
MRMR
असेक्सुअलिटी
ah-sek-sju-a-li-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
aseksualiti
ah-sek-su-a-li-ti
MYမြန်မာ
အစိတ်အမှန် ပြောင်းလဲ
ah-shet-ah-mhan pya-ng-la-e
NLNederlands
asexualiteit
ah-seh-kseu-a-li-teit
NONorsk
aseksualitet
ah-seh-kseu-a-li-tet
PAPA
ਅਸੈਕਸੁਅਲਿਟੀ
ah-sek-sju-a-li-ti
PLPolski
aseksualizm
ah-sek-sual-izm
PTPortuguês
asexualidade
ah-seh-kseu-ah-li-da-de
RORomână
asexualitate
ah-seh-kseu-a-li-ta-te
RUРусский
асексуальность
ah-seh-kseu-al-no-st'
SVSvenska
asexualitet
ah-seh-kseu-a-li-tet
SWKiswahili
ukosexuali
oo-koh-seh-kseu-a-li
TAதமிழ்
சேர்க்கை இல்லாத
che-rkk-ai il-la-ath
TEతెలుగు
లైంగిక ఆకర్షణ లేని
lai-ngik ak-kar-shna le-ni
THไทย
ความไม่เป็นเพศ
kwan-mhu-ben-pet-set
TLTL
asekswalidad
ah-sek-swa-li-dad
TRTürkçe
aseksüalite
ah-sek-soo-a-li-te
UKУкраїнська
асексуальність
ah-seh-kseu-al-no-st'
URاردو
asexuality
ah-sek-sju-a-li-ti
VITiếng Việt
khả năng không có dục vọng tình dục
kha-nang khong co duc vong tinh duc
YOYO
aseksualiti
ah-sek-sju-a-li-ti
ZH中文
无性恋
wú xìng liàn
ZUZU
ukusexwaliti
oo-ku-seh-kseu-a-li-ti

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