# pansexual

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pænˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ · frequency rank #65,382

## Definitions
1. Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender.
2. Sexually attracted to everyone.
3. Welcoming people of all sexual orientations.
4. Pertaining to the psychological theory of pansexualism.

## Etymology
From pan- + -sexual. First attested in 1926 (with pansexualism attested since 1917), as a descriptor of the psychological theory that all human activity is based on sexuality. Used to describe a sexual orientation since at least the 1970s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pansexual