pansexualism
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Definition of pansexualism
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(historical, uncountable)The psychological theory that all human activity (mental and physical) is based on sexuality.
“And so we are back at pansexualism. It cannot, however, be too often insisted that, though Freud heavily emphasized the element of sexuality in human nature, he utterly rejected pansexualism, which he regarded as a travesty of his theory; and on many occasions he explicitly and energetically denied the equation of all instinctual life with sexuality.”
“[W]e are positing that theoretical pansexualism is but the reflection of a real pansexualism, that is, of a movement by which sexuality reinvests the entirety of human activities. Sexuality is not everything, but it is everywhere.”
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noun
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(historical, uncountable)The psychological theory that all human activity (mental and physical) is based on sexuality.
“And so we are back at pansexualism. It cannot, however, be too often insisted that, though Freud heavily emphasized the element of sexuality in human nature, he utterly rejected pansexualism, which he regarded as a travesty of his theory; and on many occasions he explicitly and energetically denied the equation of all instinctual life with sexuality.”
“[W]e are positing that theoretical pansexualism is but the reflection of a real pansexualism, that is, of a movement by which sexuality reinvests the entirety of human activities. Sexuality is not everything, but it is everywhere.”
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(derogatory, rare, uncountable)Pansexuality.
“9.10 Polysexuality and Pansexualism. The prefixes pan and poly originate from ancient Greek meaning all and many, respectively. A person identified as pansexual is gender blind. That is, such people can engage in sexual acts with people having any gender [...]. Polysexuality is thus a subset of pansexuality.”
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Etymology
Attested since 1917 (a few years earlier than pansexual, which see for more).
Words you can make from pansexualism
200+ playable · top: PANSEXUALS (19 pts)
Best play pansexuals 19 points9-letter words
4 words8-letter words
33 words- AMPLEXUS 19 pts
- PANMIXES 19 pts
- EXPLAINS 17 pts
- SMILAXES 17 pts
- ASEXUALS 15 pts
- IMPANELS 12 pts
- IMPULSES 12 pts
- LAMPASES 12 pts
- LIMPNESS 12 pts
- MANIPLES 12 pts
- MISPLANS 12 pts
- PAEANISM 12 pts
- PLASMINS 12 pts
- PLENISMS 12 pts
- SPLENIUM 12 pts
- SUNLAMPS 12 pts
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- NASALISM 10 pts
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- SPANIELS 10 pts
- SPANSULE 10 pts
- SPINULAE 10 pts
- SPINULES 10 pts
- SPLENIUS 10 pts
- INULASES 8 pts
- NASALISE 8 pts
7-letter words
99 words- SIMPLEX 18 pts
- EXPLAIN 16 pts
- SALPINX 16 pts
- UNMIXES 16 pts
- ALEXIAS 14 pts
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- AMPULES 11 pts
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- IMPALES 11 pts
- IMPANEL 11 pts
- IMPASSE 11 pts
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- LUMPENS 11 pts
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- INSULAE 7 pts
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- SALINAS 7 pts
- SALINES 7 pts
- SENSUAL 7 pts
- SILANES 7 pts
- SILENUS 7 pts
- UNSEALS 7 pts
6-letter words
63 words- AUSPEX 15 pts
- AXEMAN 15 pts
- ALEXIA 13 pts
- ALEXIN 13 pts
- AUXINS 13 pts
- AXISES 13 pts
- AMPULE 10 pts
- AMPULS 10 pts
- APEMAN 10 pts
- IMPALA 10 pts
- IMPALE 10 pts
- IMPELS 10 pts
- LAMPAS 10 pts
- LIMPAS 10 pts
- LUMPEN 10 pts
- LUMPIA 10 pts
- ALPINE 8 pts
- ALUMIN 8 pts
- ALUMNA 8 pts
- ALUMNI 8 pts
- AMINES 8 pts
- AMUSES 8 pts
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