# allosexual

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌæloʊˈsɛkʃuəl/

## Definitions
1. Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.
2. LGB; queer; non-heterosexual.
3. Directed toward or involving another person rather than (only) oneself.
4. Involving or directed at the other biological sex; heterosexual; not isosexual.

## Etymology
From allo- (“other”) + sexual. "Directed at or involving another rather than one's self" and "involving the other sex; heterosexual" are the most etymologically literal senses (regarding the latter sense, compare the structure of heterosexual), structural and semantic opposites of autosexual and isosexual. The sense "non-heterosexual" was influenced by (and had influence on) Canadian French allosexuel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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