The Objectum Dictionary

A dictionary of OS/OR and objectophilic terms.

*Note: Pronunciations are written according to Anglo-American English phonetics and may vary.

Content warning: This dictionary includes terms relating to paraphilias. All exclusively refer to specific inanimate objects, and there is no explicit content. If this is triggering to you, skip the sections "Basic Terms" and "Specific Objectophilias."

Sources/CW: Some sources are from accounts and pages with harmful attitudes or creators. A term or flag's creator being sourced is not agreement with or condoning their beliefs--the only pages being vouched for are labeled as "See: X". Please be cautious when viewing original source links.

Table of Contents

Basic Terms

Objectum Relationships

Objectum Orientations

Nonspecific Object of Attraction Terms

Specific Object of Attraction Terms

Object of Affection Categories

Objects of Affection

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Specific Objectorientations

Prefixes

Objectsexualities

Specific Objectophilias

Non-Paraphilic

Paraphilic

Other Links, Flags, & Terms

Related Terms/Communities

Objectum Genders & Misc. Microlabels

Combination Flags

Changelog

Basic Terms

Objectum | "ob-jek-tum" | The attraction to objects, typically romantically or sexually.

Flag coining

Flag redesign coining

See: Objectùm-Sexuality Internationale

See: A study on the relationship between OS and autism/synesthesia

Objectophilia | "ob-jek-toh-fil-ee-ah" | The paraphilic attraction to objects. This falls under the objectum umbrella--however, not all objectum attraction is paraphilic.

See: Objectumsexuality vs objectumphilia--the OS spectrum

OS/OR | "oh-ess oh-ahr" | Short for objectumsexual/objectumromantic, describes the spectrum of individuals who experience objectum attraction.

Public Object | "pub-lik ob-jekt" | An Object of Attraction that is not privately owned by the objectum individual, such as the Eiffel Tower.

Flag coining

Private Object | "pry-vet ob-jekt" | An Object of Attraction that is privately owned by the objectum individual, such as a car.

Flag coining

Objectum Relationships

Object of Attraction | "ob-jekt of at-rak-shun" | The object(s) that an objectum individual is attracted to.

Object4Object | "ob-jekt for ob-jekt" | An object headmate/objectkin/objectendel/etc. who is also objectum.

Flag coining

Oimus/Obimus | "oy-muh-s" / "oh-bee-mus" | An object partner or S/O.

Term coining

Oiship/Obiship | "oy-ship" / "oh-bee-ship" | A relationship with an object.

Term coining

Oish/Obiush | "oy-ish" / "oh-bee-ush" | A crush on an object.

Term coining

Objectum Orientations

Ambigectum | "am-bee-jek-tum" | Experiencing attraction to both objects and non-object beings (humans/alterhumans).

Tterm coining

Cupiobjectum | "kyoo-pee-ob-jek-tum" | Not experiencing objectum attraction while still desiring relationships with objects.

Flag & term coining

Demiobjectum | "deh-mee ob-jek-tum" | Experiencing attraction to an object after forming an emotional bond.

Flag & term coining

Objectum Alterous | "ob-jek-tum ahl-ter-us" | Experiencing alterous attraction towards objects.

Flag coining

Objectum Enemies | "ob-jek-tum eh-neh-mees" | Having an animus relationship with one or more objects.

Flag & term coining

Objeflux/Objectumflux | "ob-je-fluks" / "ob-jek-tum-fluks" | Experiencing fluctuating levels of objectum attraction, ranging from intense to none at all.

Flag & term coining

Panjectum | "pan-jek-tum" | Experiencing attraction to objects regardless of type.

Flag & term coining

Platonic Objectum | "pluh-ton-ick ob-jek-tum" | Experiencing platonic attraction towards objects.

Flag coining (Note: This flag refers to both platonic and queerplatonic objectum attraction)

Queerplatonic Objectum | "kweer-pluh-ton-ick ob-jek-tum" | Experiencing queerplatonic attraction towards objects.

Flag coining (Note: This flag refers to both platonic and queerplatonic objectum attraction)

Totiobjectum | "toh-tee ob-jek-tum" | Experiencing attraction to an object immediately.

Flag & term coining

Nonspecific Object of Affection Terms

Echobjectum | "ek-ob-jek-tum" | Attraction to objects that one sees as an extension of themself due to neurodivergence resulting in difficulty expressing empathy or low/lack of empathy.

Flag & term coining

Based on echopelu-.

Spiritum | "speer-ih-tum" | When one's object(s) of affection has a spiritual form.

Flag & term coining

Specific Object of Affection Terms

Object of Affection Categories

Abstractum | "ab-strak-tum" | Attraction to abstract concepts, abstract visuals & representations, minimalist aesthetics, and/or concepts that cannot be fully represented in the material world such as 4D.

Term coining

Conceptum | "kun-sep-tum" | Being attracted to concepts or ideas.

Term coining

Original flag coining

Flag redesign coining (1)

Flag redesign coining (2)

Naturum | "nay-chur-um" | Attraction to nature as a concept or things within nature.

Flag & term coining

Plushum | "plush-um" | Being attracted primarily or exclusively to plush toys.

Flag & term coining

Flag redesign coining

Soundrum | "sown-drum" | Attraction to sounds and music.

Flag & term coining

Flag redesign coining (1)

Flag redesign coining (2)

Technoum | "tek-noh-um" | Attraction to technology and/or electronics of any kind.

Flag & term coining

Objects of Affection

Abandum | "uh-ban-dum" | Attraction to all abandoned things.

Flag & term coining

Subtypes include amallune.

Agalmatum | "uh-gal-ma-tum" | Attraction to statues, dolls, mannequins, or similar objects.

Term coining

Similar to agalmatophilia.

Alcoholum/Alcohum | "ahl-ko-hal-um" / "ahl-ko-hum" | Attraction to alcoholic things, especially alcoholic drinks, and/or things related to alcohol.

Flag & term coining

Flag redesign coining

Amallune | "ah-mah-loon" | Attraction to abandoned malls.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of abandum.

Ametistum | "am-ih-tist-um" | Attraction to amethyst and objects made of or with amethyst.

Flag & term coining

Amusrum | "uh-moos-rum" | Attraction to amusement park rides.

Flag & term coining

Applicum | "ap-lik-um" | Attraction to any software, program, or application.

Term coining

Less common than applium.

Applium | "ap-lee-um" | Attraction to a digital app.

Flag & term coining

Architectum | "ar-kit-ek-tum" | Attraction to buildings and other man made structures.

Flag & term coining

Aquajectum | "aw-kwa-jek-tum" | Attraction to a specific body of water, including but not limited to lakes and oceans.

Term coining

Autigectum | "aw-tee-jek-tum" | Attraction to an autistic individual's own special interest(s)/hyperfixation(s).

Term coining

Flag coining

Automobilum | "ah-to-mo-bih-lum" | Attraction to automobiles, such as cars.

Flag & term coining

Brancjectum | "bra-nk-jek-tum" | Attraction to the color white or white objects.

Flag & term coining

Bunnum | "buh-num" | Attraction to bunny plushies.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of plushum.

Cosmum | "kas-mum" | Attraction to celestial objects.

Term coining

Caelum | "kay-lum" | Attraction to meteorology or anything within it, such as weather events.

Term coining

Chromajectum | "kroh-muh-jek-tum" | Attraction to colors.

Term coining

Subtype of conceptum.

Cleansum | "klen-sum" | Attraction to objects or concepts relating to cleaning, cleaning supplies, and cleaning tools.

Flag & term coining

Codum | "koh-dum" | Attraction to coding, coding languages, and/or coding concepts.

Term coining

Companium | "kum-pan-ee-um" | Attraction to a company, brand, store, or other trademark.

& term coining

Crimasum | "kri-ma-sum" | Attraction to the concept of Christmas and/or Christmastime.

Flag & term coining

Crystalum | "kri-stah-lum" | Attraction to crystals and crystal collection.

Flag & term coining

Cute Eroticism | "kyoot eh-rot-ih-si-sm" | Sexual attraction to cute aesthetics.

Flag coining

Diamantum | "dy-man-tum" | Attraction to diamonds and objects made of or with diamonds.

Flag & term coining

DIYjectum | "dee-ay-wy jek-tum" or "dy-jek-tum" | Attraction specifically to DIY/altered clothing and objects, such as handmade jewelry, painted clothes, and pin buttons--especially those made by oneself.

Flag & term coining

Subtyle of sculptum.

DIYnim | "dee-ay-wy-nim" or "dy-nim" | Attraction to DIY/altered denim clothing, such as battle jackets or painted jeans.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of DIYjectum and vestiagum.

Esmerelum | "ez-meh-reld-um" | Attraction to emerald and objects made of or with emerald.

Flag & term coining

Fictweapum | "fikt-weh-pum" | Attraction to fictional weapons, such as laser guns.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of weapum.

Fogoctum | "fawg-ock-tum" | Attraction to fire, campfires, things containing fire, and otherwise firey objects.

Flag & term coining

Fursuitum | "fur-soot-um" | Attraction to fursuits.

Flag & term coining

Gameceptum | "gaym-sep-tum" | Attraction to video games.

Flag & term coining

Similar to gamesexual/gameromantic.

Geloctum | "jell-ock-tum" | Attraction to ice, things made of ice, and otherwise icy objects.

Flag & term coining

Glittecoletum | "glih-teh-ko-le-tum" | Attraction to glitter, glitter collecting, and glitter collections.

Flag & term coining

Hallowum | "hall-oh-um" | Attraction to Halloween and/or Halloween season.

Flag & term coining

Inflateajectum | "in-flay-ta-jek-tum" | Attraction to inflatable objects, such as pool toys.

& term coining

Itemic | "iy-teh-mik" | Attraction to Minecraft items.

Flag & term coining

Jewlerum | "joo-le-rum" | Attraction to jewelry.

Flag & term coining

Similar to jeuliephilia.

Liminum | "lih-mih-num" | Attraction to liminal spaces or the concept of liminal spaces.

Flag & term coining

Lingum | "ling-wum" | Attraction to human languages or any language. Includes letters, words, an alphabet, a book, or anything else relating to linguistics.

Term coining

Luxum | "luks-um" | Attraction to things that glow, such as light bulbs.

Term coining

Mangerum | "mon-jeh-rum" | Attraction to food.

Flag & term coining

Mathematum | "math-eh-ma-tum" | Attraction to mathematical concepts of any kind, including numbers, types of math, or the entire field of mathematics.

Term coining

Medictum | "med-ik-tum" | Attraction to medical equipment or items related to medical concepts.

Flag & term coining

Minemoddum | "myn-mod-um" | Attraction to Minecraft mods.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of moddum.

Moddum | "mod-um" | Attraction to video game mods of any kind.

Flag & term coining

Nectum | "nek-tum" | Attraction to all honey or the concept of honey. May include attraction to nectar.

Flag & term coining

Noxum | "noks-um" | Attraction to the night and things related to/influenced by nighttime.

Flag & term coining

Nostalgium | "no-stal-jee-um" | Attraction to the concept of nostalgia.

Flag & term coining

Onsum | "on-sum" | Attraction to a specific food or recipe.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of mangerum.

Organisum | "or-gah-ny-sum" | Attraction to organisations including (but not limited to): corporations, not-for-profits and social enterprises.

Flag & term coining

AKA organisumsexual.

Orthogonum | "ohr-thoh-gon-um" | Attraction to right angles.

Term coining

Pastellictum | "past-el-lyk-tum" | Attraction to the color pastel lime or pastel lime objects.

Flag & term coining

Pastelmictum | "past-el-mik-tum" | Attraction to the color pastel mint or pastel mint objects.

Flag & term coining

Pastelpictum | "past-el-pik-tum" | Attraction to the color pastel pink or pastel pink objects.

Flag & term coining

Pastelyectum | "past-el-yek-tum" | Attraction to the color pastel yellow or pastel yellow objects.

Flag & term coining

Podcastum | "pawd-kast-um" | Attraction to podcasts.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of soundrum.

Postiagum | "post-ee-ah-jum" | Attraction to signs, such as road signs.

Flag & term coining

Quantobjectum/Quantconceptum | "kwan-tum-ob-jek-tum" / "kwant-cun-sep-tum" | Attraction to any objects or concepts from the field of quantum physics.

Term coining](https://archive.ph/vWUgk)

Qulitum | "koo-lih-tum" or "kwil-tum" | Attraction to quilts and blankets.

Flag & term coining

Potentially intended to be spelled quiltum, both spellings are popular.

Retrotechnoum/Retechnoum | "reh-troh-tek-noh-um" / "reh-tek-noh-um" | Attraction to older technology.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of technoum.

Rubictum | "roo-bik-tum" | Attraction to rubies and objects made of or with ruby.

Flag & term coining

Sangum | "sang-um" | Attraction to blood and bloody scenes.

Flag & term coining

Sculptum | "skulp-tum" | Attraction to one's own artistic creations, such as sculptures and needlefelted projects.

Flag & term coining

Skeletum | "skeh-li-tum" | Attraction to skeletons, bones, or skulls.

Flag coining

Skymoddum | "sky-mod-um" | Attraction to Skyrim mods.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of moddum.

Stationum | "stay-shun-um" | Attraction to stationary items, such as paperclips.

Flag & term coining

Stonerjectum | "stoh-nir-jek-tum" | Attraction to the pieces one smokes weed out of, such as a bong or pipe.

Flag & term coining

Swampum | "swahm-pum" | Attraction to swamps or the concept of swamps.

Flag & term coining

Sworditemic | "soh-rd-item-ik" | Attraction to Minecraft swords.

Flag & term coining

Talitum/Teratum | "tah-lee-tum" / "teh-rah-tum" | Attraction to bladed objects, especially knives.

Flag & term coining

Techosmum | "tek-os-mum" | Attraction to space technology.

Term coining

Techtum | "tek-tum" | Attraction to phones/mobile devices, computers, and televisions.

Flag & term coining

Terramoddum | "teh-ruh-mod-um" | Attraction to mods for the game Terraria.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of moddum.

Theorobjectum | "thee-roh-ob-jek-tum" | Attraction to objects that could only exist theoretically, such as a tesseract.

Term coining

Toyweapum | "toy-weh-pum" | Attraction to toy weapons, such as water guns.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of weapum.

UFObjectum | "yoo-ef-oh-jek-tum" | Attraction to UFOs, spaceships, scifi alien transportation, or the concept of them.

Flag & term coining

Universum | "yoo-ni-ver-sum" | Attraction to space or things in space.

Flag & term coining

Vapenum | "veyp-num" | Attraction to vaping, vape pens, and/or the concept of vaping.

Flag coining

Vestiagum | "vest-ee-a-jum" | Attraction to clothes.

Flag & term coining

Vestibulum | "vest-ihb-yoo-lum" | Attraction to technology related to being a maker, such as 3D printers, Cricuts, or laser cutters.

Term coining

Vexillum | "vecks-il-um" | Attraction to flags and/or their designs.

Term coining

Flag coining

Flag redesign coining

Videlocum | "vih-dee-loh-kum" | Attraction to locations featured in video games.

Flag & term coining

Vidium | "vih-dee-um" | Attraction to the concept of being filmed or filming.

Flag & term coining

Vinojectum | "vee-no-jek-tum" | Attraction to the color wine red or wine red objects.

Flag & term coining

Virtuosum | "vir-too-oh-sum" | Attraction to art, artistic things, art theory, and/or the concept of them.

Flag & term coining

Weapum | "weh-pum" | Attraction to weapons.

Flag & term coining

Subtypes include toyweapum and fictweapum.

Specific Objectorientations

Prefixes

Botani- | "boh-tah-nee" | Attraction to plants.

Flag (botanisexual) & term coining

Flag (specific botani- terms) coining

Subtype of naturum.

Die- | "dy" | Attraction to a die or dice.

Flag & term

Echopelu- | "ek-oh-peh-loo" | Attraction to stuffed objects that one sees as an extension of themself due to neurodivergence resulting in difficulty expressing empathy or low/lack of empathy.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of echobjectum.

Faire- | "fair" | Attraction to the ocean or the concept of the ocean.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of naturum.

Flora- | "flo-rah" | Attraction to plants and nature.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of naturum.

Moss- | "mah-ss" | Attraction to moss.

Flag coining

Subtype of naturum.

Musica- | "moos-ik-uh" | Attraction to music, certain musical aesthetics, genres, songs, or specific artists' music.

Flag coining

Subtype of soundrum.

Pelu- | "peh-loo" | Attraction to stuffed animals or toys.

Flag & term coining

Similar to plushum and plushophilia.

Plusho- | "pluh-shoh" | Attraction to stuffed animals and related objects.

Flag coining

Less common than pelu- and plushum.

Toy- | "toy" | Attraction to specifically hard toys and related objects like figurines.

Flag coining

Objectsexualities

Dollsexual | "dol-sek-shoo-al" | Attraction to dolls.

Flag & term coining

Gamesexual/Gameromantic | "geym-sek-shoo-al" / "geym-roh-man-tik" | Attraction to video games.

Term coining

Similar to gameceptum.

Herbisexual | "her-bee-sek-shoo-al" | Exclusive attraction to plants.

Term coining

Original coining was likely ironic/satirical.

Subtype of naturum.

Locusexual | "lo-koo-sek-shoo-al" | Attraction to geographical or geopolitical locations.

Flag coining

Mycosexual/Fungasexual/Caposexual | "mi-ko-sek-shoo-al" / "fun-guh-sek-shoo-al" / "cah-po-sek-shoo-al" | Sexual attraction to mushrooms.

Flag & term coining

Subtype of naturum.

Robosexual/Technosexual | "ro-bo-sek-shoo-al" / "tek-no-sek-shoo-al" | Sexual/romantic attraction to robots and/or technology, such as AIs or programs.

Flag & term

Teasexual | "tee-sek-shoo-al" | Attraction to tea.

Flag coining

Specific Objectophilias

Non-Paraphilic

*Terms in this section do not refer to inherently disordered attraction. Because of the history of the objectum community, many OS/OR terms and individuals use the -philia suffix to refer to non-paraphilic forms of attraction.

Agalmatophilia | "ah-gal-mah-toh-fil-ee-ah" | Attraction to statues, mannequins, and immobility.

Flag & term coining

Similar to agalmatum.

Ballaphilia | "bah-lah-fil-ee-ah" | Attraction to balloons.

Flag & term coining

Beddiphilia | "beh-dih-fil-ee-ah" | Attraction to beds.

Flag & term coining

Dendrophilia | "den-droh-fil-ee-ah" | Sexual or paraphilic attraction to trees.

Flag coining

Fictophilia | "fik-toh-fil-ee-ah" | Attraction to fictional characters/entities.

Flag & term coining

Flag redesign coining

Similar to fictosexual.

Jeuliephilia | "je-oo-lee-fil-ee-ah" | Attraction to jewelry.

Flag & term coining

Similar to jewlerum.

Plushophilia | "plush-oh-fil-ee-ah" | Attraction to stuffed toys.

Flag & term coining

Symbol coining

Similar to plushum and pelu-.

Polygophilia | "paw-lee-goh-fil-ee-ah" | Attraction to shapes, geometric figures, geometry, and related things.

Term coining

Salixicdendrophilia | "sah-lik-sik-den-droh-fil-ee-ah" | Attraction to willow trees.

Flag & term coining

Based on dendrophilia.

Subtype of dendrophilia.

Tephilia | "teh-fil-ee-ah" | Attraction to tea.

Flag & term coining

Similar to teasexual.

Paraphilic

*Terms in this section were explicitly intended to refer to disordered/paraphilic attraction.

Dendrophilia | "den-droh-fil-ee-ah" | Sexual or paraphilic attraction to trees.

Flag coining

Galeoplushophilia | "gey-lee-oh-plush-oh-fil-ee-ah" | Paraphilic attraction to shark plushes.

Flag & term coining

Hoplophilia | "hop-loh-fil-ee-ah" | Paraphilic attraction centering around guns.

Flag & term coining

Lacivolánophilia | "la-kih-voh-lah-noh-fil-ee-ah" | Paraphilic attraction to skirts.

Flag & term coining

Lolitaphilia | "loh-lee-tah-fil-ee-ah" | Paraphilic attraction to lolita aesthetics, fashion, and/or clothing.

Flag & term coining

Rosaphilia | "roh-suh-fil-ee-ah" | Paraphilic attraction to roses.

Flag & term coining

Salophilia | "sah-lo-fil-ee-ah" | Paraphilic attraction to salt and/or salty things, such as sweat.

Flag & term coining

Saxumphilia | "sak-sum-fil-ee-ah | Paraphilic attraction to rocks.

Flag & term coining

Other Links, Flags, & Terms

Related Terms/Communities

Beholder | "bee-hold-er" | A person who experiences object sentience, or otherwise communicates with sentient objects. A beholder does not have to have any main companions.

Term coining

Companion | "kum-pan-yon" | A sentient object, or an object that a beholder has a relationship to.

Term

Hoarde | "hord" | A collective-like group consisting of a beholder and their companion(s).

Term coining

Flag coining

POSIC+ | "paw-sik-plus" | Short for "perception of object sentience, individuality, and consciousness."

Flag & term coining

Official Carrd

Not all objectum individuals are POSIC and vice versa. However, there is significant overlap between the communities.

Relationship Anarchy | "ree-lay-shun-ship an-ar-kee" | A belief in basing relationships on consent above all else, and the rejection of the societal norms pertaining to relationship labels.

Flag redesign coining

Objectum Genders & Misc. Microlabels

Amorumgender | "ah-moh-rum-jen-der" | A gender that is related to one's object(s) of attraction.

Flag & term coining

Diqueeramaplushum | "dy-kweer-ah-mah-plush-um" | Being in a queerplatonic and romantic relationship with two plushies.

Flag & term coining

Genderobjectum/Genderconceptum/Genderaesthetum | "jen-der-ob-jek-tum" / "jen-der-kon-sep-tum" / "jen-der-eys-the-tum" | When one's objectum/conceptum/aesthetum identity is so intrinsically tied to one's gender that the two cannot be separated.

Flag & term coining

Objectumage | "ob-jek-tum ayj" | When one's internal age is in some way related to their objectum orientation.

Flag & term coining

Objectumcesse | " ob-jek-tum-seh-seh" | A gender connected to being objectum, objectum pride, princess aesthetics, and non-binary girlhood.

Flag & term coining

Priobjectum | "prih-ob-jek-tum" | A gender connected to being objectum, objectum pride, prince aesthetics, and non-binary boyhood.

Flag & term coining

Royalobjectum | "roy-ah-lob-jek-tum" | A gender connected to being objectum, objectum pride, royal aesthetics, and being non-binary.

Flag & term coining

Vitobjectoric | "vy-ob-jek-tor-ik" | A gender related to living and/or sentient objects. May be a kingender in which someone’s gender is influenced by being a living object, an aesthetigender influenced by the aesthetics of a living object, or a gender related to being POSIC+.

Flag & term coining

Combination Flags

Aromantic Objectum | Someone who is Aromantic (either towards humans or all beings) and objectum.

Flag coining

Asexual Objectum | Someone who is asexual (either towards humans or all beings) and objectum.

Flag coining

Gai Objectum | Someone who is gai (nonbinary and gay) and objectum.

Flag coining

Lesbian Objectum | Someone who is lesbian (towards humans and/or objects) and objectum.

Flag coining

Changelog

Update August 7 2022: Changed objectophilia sections to separate paraphilic and non paraphilic objectophilias, added some terms.

Update November 8 2022: Migrated dictionary to HTML site and added some terms.