bisexual vs intersex
intersex vs bisexualbisexual and intersex both are nouns.
bisexual is an adjective but intersex is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bisexual | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| intersex | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
intersex is a hyponym of
bisexual; that is, intersex is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
bisexual:
- bisexual: a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
- intersex: one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Other hyponyms of bisexual include
androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite, pseudohermaphrodite, switch-hitter.
| bisexual (noun) | intersex (noun) |
|---|---|
| a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes | one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made |
| bisexual (adjective) | intersex (adjective) |
|---|---|
| sexually attracted to both sexes | |
| having an ambiguous sexual identity |
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