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Demisexual vs Timophilia - What's the difference?

demisexual | timophilia |

As nouns the difference between demisexual and timophilia

is that demisexual is a person who is demisexual while timophilia is a primary arousal from gold or wealth.

As an adjective demisexual

is sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.

demisexual

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (sexuality, of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.
  • * 2010 , Sophie Gamwell, " Asexuality", BoLT , Issue 1, April 2010, page 14:
    • Some people may identify as asexual for a period and then decide that they are in fact demisexual , or even sexual.
  • * 2013 , Tracey Hickey, " Asexuality should be recognized as a legitimate sexual orientation", The Pitt News (University of Pittsburgh), 14 February 2013:
    • Some think of themselves as demisexual , only able to feel attraction when a very strong emotional bond already exists.
  • * 2013 , C. J. Bishop, " A mystery wrapped in an enigma – asexuality: a virtual discussion", Psychology & Sexuality , Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2013, page 205 (quoting A. C. Hinderliter):
    • In asexual / ace communities in the past few years, there has been an enormous increase in prominence of people identifying as gray-A and as demisexual , with ‘ace’ now sometimes being used as an umbrella term.
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    • Synonyms

    * (l) (colloquial)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is demisexual.
  • * 2011 , Mark Carrigan, " There’s more to life than sex? Difference and commonality within the asexual community", Sexualities , Volume 14, Number 4, August 2011, page 470:
    • Demisexuals experience sexual attraction as a consequence of romantic attraction but not independently of it.
  • * 2011 , Holly Combs, " Labeling sexuality is not simple", The Maroon (Loyola University New Orleans), Volume 90, Number 10, 11 November 2011, page 6:
    • Demisexuals' experience sexual desire only toward people with whom they already have a strong emotional bond. Like an asexual, a '''demisexual''' would not see an attractive woman and immediately desire sex, unless, of course, that attractive woman happened to be in a serious emotional relationship with the ' demisexual .
  • * 2013 , Whitney Cyr, " Students ‘come out’ and inspire with stories", The Equinox (Keene State College), 24 April 2013:
    • Rines identified himself as a demisexual , meaning that he is only sexually attracted to a person once a strong emotional attachment has been formed.
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    • Synonyms

    * (l) (colloquial)

    timophilia

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A primary arousal from gold or wealth.

    • References

    * The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices

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