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asexual.

Non-sexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/eɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/UK/eɪˈsɛk.sjuː.əl/UK/eɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/US

  1. Non-sexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.

    not-comparable

  2. Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.

    especially · not-comparable

  3. Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.

    not-comparable

  4. Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English -sexual English asexual From a- (“lacking, without”) + -sexual. Piecewise doublet of unsexual.

noun/eɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/UK/eɪˈsɛk.sjuː.əl/UK/eɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/US

  1. A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.

  2. A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.

  3. Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English -sexual English asexual From a- (“lacking, without”) + -sexual. Piecewise doublet of unsexual.

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