sexuals
Those with attraction
Sexuals is the plural of sexual used as a noun, referring to people who experience sexual attraction.
The term emerged alongside asexual identity discourse, where asexuals (people who don't experience sexual attraction) needed a word for everyone else.
It appears mainly in LGBTQ+ contexts: Asexuals and sexuals can have healthy relationships together.
Outside these discussions, the noun form is rare—most people simply say "sexual people" or don't categorize themselves this way at all.
Stirring to heightened state
- desireIntense wanting
- passionIntense emotional drive
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- eroticismSexual desire's aesthetic quality
foreplay · lovemaking · caress · touch · pleasure · libido · orgasm · stimulation
Joint venture participants
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- marriageFormal union between partners
- monogamyOne partner at a time
- polygamyMultiple concurrent spouses
polyamory · fidelity · infidelity · courtship · compatibility · commitment · spouse · orientation
arousal
Stirring to heightened state
- desireIntense wanting
- passionIntense emotional drive
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
eroticism · foreplay · lovemaking · caress · touch · pleasure · libido · orgasm · stimulation · attraction
partners
Joint venture participants
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- marriageFormal union between partners
- monogamyOne partner at a time
polygamy · polyamory · fidelity · infidelity · courtship · compatibility · commitment · spouse · orientation · demisexual
- sexual devianceAtypical erotic interests
- sexual harassmentUnwelcome sexual behavior creating hostility
- sexual taboosForbidden intimate practices
- sexual assaultForced sexual contact crime
- sexual orientationAttraction pattern by gender
- sexual addictionCompulsive erotic behavior disorder
sexual, pansexual, sexuality, bisexual, homosexual, asexual, sexually, homosexuality, heterosexual