Androsexual Androphilia Meaning Definition

What Is The Meaning Or Definition Of Androsexual / Androphilia / Androsexuality / Androphilic:

The term “androsexual” is derived from “andros,” which means “males,” and “sexual,” which means “related to sex,” hence, “andro-sexual” literally means “sexual attraction or interest in men.”

The term “androsexual” or “androphilia” or “androsexuality” or “androphilic” is used to describe people who experience sexual and romantic as well as emotional and aesthetic attraction towards masculine gender presentation, men, males, and/or masculinity, or those with masculine characteristics.

Since androsexuality or androphilia is defined as attraction to men, male, or masculinity, a heterosexual woman and homosexual man are both androphilic as they are both sexually interested in males. Androsexual purposely and intentionally includes attraction to those who identify themselves as men, male, or masculine, regardless of biology, anatomy, or sex assigned at birth, and it is generally used by non-binary gender identity or gender-queer individuals who do not fall within the parameters of heterosexuality or homosexuality.

It needs to be noted that androphilia is not necessarily an attraction toward males, it's just an attraction towards masculinity, which can be present in both in men and in masculine-looking women who dress as a man. In other words, androsexuality is the attraction to the man gender, instead of the male sex.

Hence, people of any gender, or sex, can be androsexual, meaning, straight women, as well as gays, and non-binary people can be androsexuals. Such a situation means androsexuals are capable of being attracted to anyone whose gender identity is a man, which includes trans men and cis men.

“Androsexual” is also sometimes referred to as “Andros” in short, or “Androphilia” as a synonym, or “Andro-Sexual” with a hyphen, or “Andro Sexual” with a space, as some other forms.