Definitions
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- noun A person sexually attracted to
intelligence or thehuman mind .
Etymologies
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From Latin sapiens ("wise, judicious") + sexual.
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Examples
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He was convinced from the time he had made a free interpretation applied to himself of the sapiosexual entry in urbandictionary. com:
pOwned 2007
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Regardign the story though as a bit of a “sapiosexual” myself I was saddened by the story a bit.
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There’s likely a good correlation of geeks the gender who are sapiosexual.
thoughts after a sleepless night at Apple | Mind on Fire 2007
silkenvoice commented on the word sapiosexual
(n) A sapiosexual person.
(adj) A form of sexual orientation characterized by a strong attraction to intelligence in others, often regardless of gender and/or conventional attractiveness.
April 13, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word sapiosexual
What I don't love in this word is the dissonance* with all the other -sexual terms, that have Greek etymology. So, a true sapiosexual, being attracted by intelligence, should define him/herself noosexual.
*Er... could I use this word in this context? (*sigh, foreignness*)
April 13, 2008
gangerh commented on the word sapiosexual
'While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.'
From 'Suzanne' by Leonard Cohen.
April 13, 2008
logodaedalus commented on the word sapiosexual
If it weren't for my need for attractive visual stimuli, I'd probably be much more sapiosexual.
January 25, 2011
marky commented on the word sapiosexual
i'm aroused. sex
January 25, 2011