n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )b ī - ' sek-sh( ə -)w ə l, -sh ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1824
1 a : possessing characters of both sexes : HERMAPHRODITIC b : of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward both sexes
2 : of, relating to, or involving both sexes
– bisexual noun
– bi · sex · u · al · i · ty \ ˌ b ī - ˌ sek-sh ə - ' wa-l ə -t ē \ noun
– bi · sex · u · al · ly \ ( ˌ )b ī - ' sek-sh( ə -)w ə -l ē , -sh( ə -)l ē \ adverb