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"Terminology

The word stems from the Latin prefix ambo which stands for "both". According to the Urban Dictionary website, ambiamorous meaning is:

“noting or relating to ambiamory, the state or practice of being comfortable in both monogamous and polyamorous, reciprocal relationships”

It is important to note that ambiamory should not be confused with other similar terms. For example, people who are ambiamorous create long-term committed relationships with one partner, they may also have a great match and value partnerships with multiple partners.

Despite the limited resources on ambiamory, most people link it with being able to be happy in either relationship depending on the situation. Ambiamory may involve sexual, platonic, romantic, queerplatonic, or any other aspect relevant to monogamy as well as polygamy. It can also represent other forms of attractions which can all be grouped under one category.

Terminology

The definition of gynosexuality is derived from the prefix "gyne," which is Ancient Greek for "woman," "feminine," or "female." Literally, then, the term gynesexual means someone who is sexually attracted to women, femininity, or females. This means that, for example, in contrast to a sexuality like gay, straight, or lesbian, this sexual orientation basically focuses on feminine presentation, rather than whether someone identifies as female.

Who can be gynosexual?

This also means that anyone can be gynesexual, regardless of their gender. However, it should be noted that, for straight men, gynesexuality is not the same as being heterosexual. Conversely, for women, being gynesexual is not the same as being lesbian.

Similar terms

There are also a few other names for gynesexuality. Some of these have the same or similar definitions, others imply a slight difference. There are also other related terms. Here, we list a few examples.

Femsexual

Femsexual is a word that is not in use anymore. It used to be defined the same way gynesexual is now but its usage has been discontinued.

Gynophilia

Gynophilia, or gynephilia, is a contraction of the Ancient Greek  prefix"gyne" and "philia," meaning love. The term is defined on WebMD's website as "the love of femininity." The difference between gynesexual and gynephilia is that the former has a stronger physical and/or sexual association, whereas the latter refers only to romantic love and attraction.

Gyneromantic

Gyneromantic is the purely romantic version of gynesexual and is, as such, quite similar to gynephilia. The main difference between these two labels is that the scope of different kinds of love of gynephilia is broader than for gyneromantic.

Womasexual

Womasexual and womansexual describe the sexual attraction to women. As opposed to gynesexual, this does not include attraction to female-presenting individuals who do not identify as a woman. This word is often used by those attracted to women without wanting to connect their sexuality to their own gender by attaching a label like homosexual or bisexual. Womansexual can definitely be used to describe the attraction to trans women.

Androsexual, androphilia, androromantic, and masexual

Androsexuality, androphilia, androromance, and masexuality are the masculine/male counterparts to the four terms described above, respectively gynosexuality, gynophilia, gynoromantic, and womasexual."

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