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sexual.

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/sɛk.ʃuː.əl/Received-Pronunciation/sɛk.sju.əl/Received-Pronunciation/sɛks.jəl/Received-Pronunciation/sɛk.θju.əl/Received-Pronunciation, dated

  1. Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.

    Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace.

  2. Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.

  3. Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.

    Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.

  4. Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.

    She's a very sexual woman.

  5. Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct.

    a sexual innuendo
    one's sexual preferences

  6. Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.

    rare

  7. Pertaining to the female sex.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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 Borrowed from Latin sexuālis. By surface analysis, sex + -ual.

noun/sɛk.ʃuː.əl/Received-Pronunciation/sɛk.sju.əl/Received-Pronunciation/sɛks.jəl/Received-Pronunciation/sɛk.θju.əl/Received-Pronunciation, dated

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

  2. A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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 Borrowed from Latin sexuālis. By surface analysis, sex + -ual.

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