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From '''in'''voluntary (in-vol-uhn-ter-ee) '''cel'''ibate (sel-uh-bit, -beyt). See [[etymology]] page for a more comprehensive elucidation. | From '''in'''voluntary (in-vol-uhn-ter-ee) '''cel'''ibate (sel-uh-bit, -beyt). See [[etymology]] page for a more comprehensive elucidation. | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
==== Denise Donelly ==== | |||
Inferred from the [[Donnelly study]]: | |||
:# (gender-neutral countable noun) The state of being unable to form a sexual [[relationship]] despite wishing to for 6 months or more.<ref>https://archive.fo/wCpQ</ref> | :# (gender-neutral countable noun) The state of being unable to form a sexual [[relationship]] despite wishing to for 6 months or more.<ref>https://archive.fo/wCpQ</ref> | ||
==== Ton den Boon ==== | |||
According to [[Ton den Boon]]: | |||
# (gender-neutral countable noun) someone who lives an involuntarily celibate life; an acronym of "involuntary celibate"<ref>https://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> | |||
===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
The definition of ''incel'' as an adjective is: | The definition of ''incel'' as an adjective is: | ||