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cupiosexual

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkjuː.pi.əʊˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/
  • General-American: /ˌkju.pi.oʊˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
  • rhymes with -ɛkʃuəl
  • rhymes with -ɛkʃuːəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Desiring a sexual relationship despite not feeling sexual attraction to others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:cupiosexual.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person that is cupiosexual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin cupiō (“to desire, long for”) + -sexual.