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Mono- is a prefix for identities where one is only attracted to one gender. This can apply to any type of attraction.

Mono-, meaning single, is the opposite poly- and multi-, which mean multiple. Example: Monoamorous refers to someone who is exclusively in love with a single person at a time, whereas Polyamorous refers to someone who has romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners at once.

Etymology[]

A word of Greek origin which means "one", "only", "single", "alone".

Resources[]

  1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mono-
  2. https://www.etymonline.com/word/mono-#:~:text=word%2Dforming%20element%20of%20Greek,)%20%22small%2C%20isolated.%22
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosexuality
  4. https://lgbtqia.fandom.com/wiki/Monosexual