solosexuality

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin sōlus (alone) + sexuality.

Noun[edit]

solosexuality (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The act, practice, or quality of being sexual with oneself.
    • 2016 April, “Solosexual: Portrait of a Masturbator”, in GayCalgary Magazine:
      Many people treat the terms solosexual and autosexual as synonymous, but this book defines solosexuality is something different. Autosexual is about the person becoming only sexually interested in oneself and having no interest in dating or being sexual with others. In contrast, being solosexual means pleasuring oneself [...]. GayCalgary chatted a bit with author Jason Armstrong to talk more about the world of solosexuality.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:solosexuality.

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