Sapiosexual Sapiosexuality Meaning Definition

What Is The Meaning Or Definition Of Sapiosexual / Sapiosexuality:

The term “sapiosexual” is derived from “sapien,” which means “wisdom or intelligence,” and “sexual,” which means “related to sex,” hence, “sapio-sexual” literally means “sexual attraction or interest in intelligent and smart people.”

The term “sapiosexual” or “sapiosexuality” is used to describe people who experience sexual and romantic as well as emotional and aesthetic attraction towards people based on intelligence and wisdom or the human mind, rather than appearance or body, sex or gender.

Sapiosexuality is a form of sexual orientation that is characterized by a strong attraction to intelligence in others, irrespective of gender or conventional mode of attractiveness. Sapiosexual people value intelligence as the main factor behind being sexually attracted towards someone, and for that reason, no matter how attractive the other person may be, the intelligence of a lower than the desired level can be an instant turn-off or a deal-breaker.

Sapiosexuals are sexually attracted to intelligence above any other quality, which is sometimes perceived as a pretentious attempt at making oneself sound more intellectual or intelligent. Sapiosexuals can belong to any gender, and the person they are attracted to can also belong to any gender because of the fact that they are primarily attracted to the other person’s intelligence and not their gender; hence, such people are known to have a broader sexual orientation along with being a sapiosexual.

Sapiosexuals generally don’t deal with the same prejudices as people that are not cishet go through, and it commonly goes hand-in-hand with asexual-spectrum orientations. Sapiosexuality is not a sexual orientation, and is considered elitist, discriminatory, and pretentious.

Sapiosexuality refers to a person's sexual preferences and inclinations. Sapiosexuals can be gay, straight, or bisexual, but women are far more likely to identify themselves as sapiosexual than men.

“Sapiosexual” is also sometimes referred to as “Sapio or Sapiose” in short, or “Sapiosexuality” as a synonym, “Sapio-Sexual” with a hyphen, or “Sapio Sexual” with a space, as some other forms.