pansexual
adjective
pan·sex·u·al
ˌpan-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl 
-shəl
1
: of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction that is not limited to people of a particular gender identity or sexual orientation
Pansexual people are attracted to all kinds of people, regardless of their gender, sex or presentation.—
Farhana Khan
Farhana Khan
also
: not solely gay (see gay entry 1 sense 1a) or straight (see straight entry 1 sense 3h)
The famous 0-6 scale … was devised to chart sexual proclivities, from purely heterosexual (0) to purely homosexual (6). Kinsey felt humans are pansexual (most falling somewhere between 0 and 6), and restrictions imposed by society and religion lead to sexual maladjustments. —Lisa C. Hickman
Lisa C. Hickman 2
: tending to suffuse all experience and conduct with erotic feeling
Although Whitman's impulses were homoerotic, he was pansexual in the sense that he could find the driving force of something such as sex in almost everything …—Peter Craven
Peter Craven
pansexual
noun
A pansexual is someone who can be attracted to males, females, transgender people and those who identify as non-binary (not female or male).
—Mel Evans
Mel Evans
pansexuality
noun
or less commonly pansexualism
"I am pansexual," he [Chris Stuckmann] admitted towards the end of the 56-minute clip. "If you don't know what pansexuality is, essentially you are attracted to all genders, and that's me."
—Sam Damshenas
Sam Damshenas
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Frida’s terminally ill mom, Victoria (Montse Guallar), escapes into a hedonistic haze of morphine, imperious behavior, and pansexual dalliances.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
The Grammy nominee identifies as pansexual.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Bennett, who identified as pansexual and had stickers on his car that supported the LGBTQ+ community, encountered Turner at the gas station just before the shooting, his family said in a statement at the time.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
In last week’s episode, Maud reappeared with a new name at a grimy pansexual club of ill repute downtown, where Oscar discovered that she too has been manipulated by forces more powerful than herself.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
The Grammy nominee identifies as pansexual.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Bennett, who identified as pansexual and had stickers on his car that supported the LGBTQ+ community, encountered Turner at the gas station just before the shooting, his family said in a statement at the time.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
In last week’s episode, Maud reappeared with a new name at a grimy pansexual club of ill repute downtown, where Oscar discovered that she too has been manipulated by forces more powerful than herself.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2025
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“Pansexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pansexual. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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