bi
Having two parts
Bi is informal for bisexual—attracted to both men and women: She came out as bi in college.
The term functions as both adjective and noun: a bi person, I'm bi.
Bi- as a prefix means two or twice: biweekly, bilateral, bipolar. (Capitalized Bi is the chemical symbol for bismuth.)
Attracted to multiple genders
- bisexualityMulti-gender attraction
- pansexualAttracted regardless of gender
- queerUnusual or non-normative
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
pride · coming-out · visibility · biphobia · spectrum · fluid · attraction · identity
Two matching things
- twofoldConsisting of two parts
- doubleTwice the amount
- twoNumber after one
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
bipartite · dichotomy · duality · bilateral · bifurcate · biannual · biweekly · bimonthly
Having two opposite poles
- manicAbnormally elevated, agitated
- depressionProlonged low state
- disorderAbsence of organization
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
hypomania · cycling · episode · lithium · diagnosis · stability · trigger · relapse
Speaking two languages
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
interpreter · translation · code-switching · immersion · dual-language · mother-tongue
bisexual
Attracted to multiple genders
- bisexualityMulti-gender attraction
- pansexualAttracted regardless of gender
- queerUnusual or non-normative
LGBTQ · pride · coming-out · visibility · biphobia · spectrum · fluid · attraction · identity · community
pair
Two matching things
duplex · bipartite · dichotomy · duality · bilateral · bifurcate · biannual · biweekly · bimonthly · bicameral
bipolar
Having two opposite poles
- manicAbnormally elevated, agitated
- depressionProlonged low state
- disorderAbsence of organization
mania · hypomania · cycling · episode · lithium · diagnosis · stability · trigger · relapse
bilingual
Speaking two languages
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
fluency · interpreter · translation · code-switching · immersion · dual-language · mother-tongue
- sexual identitiesgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- Short Wordsact, a, add, I, bat
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- number prefixesuni, mono, tri, tetra, hepta
- BasqueBasque Country, Euskal Herria, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Navarre
bistraight
Not curved or crooked
heterosexual · monosexual · gay · lesbian · homosexual
- biceps curlUpper-arm strengthening exercise
- binary thinking
- binary codeTwo-symbol numeral system
- binary systemNumeration with two values
- binary numbersDigits in base two
- binary choiceSelection between two alternatives