sexual

See also: -sexual

English

Etymology

From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”); see sex.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sexual (comparative more sexual, superlative most sexual)

  1. Of or relating to having sex, sexual acts and sexual reproduction.
    Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.
  2. Of or relating to gender.
    • 2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:
      One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools […] as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
    Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace.
  3. Of or relating to sexuality; not asexual.
    She's a very sexual woman
    a sexual innuendo.
    • 1994, Purity & passion →ISBN, page 67:
      We don't often think of Jesus as a sexual person, but He certainly was not asexual. He was not just God on earth. He was fully human and […] He was sexual, single, and celibate.
  4. Of or relating to sexual orientations, sexual identity or preferences with respect to sexual intercourse
    sexual preferences

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

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See also

  • See also Thesaurus:copulation

Noun

sexual (plural sexuals)

  1. (biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
  2. (LGBT) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).

Antonyms

Further reading

  • sexual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • sexual in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sexualis.

Adjective

sexual (epicene, plural sexuales)

  1. sexual

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sexualis.

Adjective

sexual (masculine and feminine plural sexuals)

  1. sexual

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sexualis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sexual m, f (plural sexuais, comparable)

  1. sexual

Inflection

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin sexualis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [seksuˈal]

Adjective

sexual m, n (feminine singular sexuală, masculine plural sexuali, feminine and neuter plural sexuale)

  1. sexual

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sexualis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈksual/
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

sexual (plural sexuales)

  1. sexual
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