Kinsey scale

English
Kinsey scale of sexual responses, indicating degrees of sexual orientation.

Proper noun

Kinsey scale

  1. A scale devised by Alfred Kinsey, used to measure a person's sexuality, ranging from 0 (exclusively heterosexual) to 6 (exclusively homosexual), passing through different stages of bisexuality, including the 3 in the middle (bisexual, attracted to men and women equally). There is also an X option, for those exhibiting no sexual attraction (asexual).

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Synonyms
  • Heterosexual–Homosexual Rating Scale

Hypernyms
  • Heterosexual–homosexual continuum

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