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Meaning of sapiosexuality | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The state of being sexually attracted to intelligence or the human mind.

uncountable

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Examples

“So a self-confessed culture vulture is a member of communities on authors, sudoku, films, chocolates and sapiosexuality (sapiosexuals are people who are apparently turned on by intelligence).”
“I went to friend and psychologist Alejandro Spickerwho's both attractive and smartand asked him what he thought of sapiosexuality.”
Sapiosexuality is getting aroused not by the physical appearance of a person, but through his or her intelligence.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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