Almondsexual, also known as verian, describes someone who is primarily attracted to men, masculine-aligned genders, and/or androgynous or neutral-aligned people, while experiencing only limited or occasional attraction to women or feminine-aligned genders.
The term is often used by people who feel that broader labels such as bisexual, omnisexual, or pansexual do not fully describe their experience. Almondsexuality is generally considered part of the multisexual (m-spec) umbrella.
Because almondexual defines a pattern of attraction, it can be used by people of any gender.
The opposite of almondsexual is berrisexual, which refers to people who are primarily attracted to feminine-aligned genders.
Origins of the Term
Almondsexual is believed to have emerged in online communities like Tumblr or Reddit in the early 2020s. Google Search data shows that people began to search the term in 2024, and that online interest has grown significantly since that time.
Almondsexual belongs to a group of newer, more specific microlabels. These have emerged as people work to understand and describe their orientations more clearly. It also appears to come from a broader fruit-themed naming system used in some LGBTQ+ microlabels. These terms were likely chosen because they are friendly and distinctive. They may also play on broader queer associations with "fruity" aesthetics and terminology.
