sex symbol

sex symbol

See also: Sexsymbol and sex-symbol

English

Etymology

1871 used in Anthropology, first applied to a person in 1959 (Marilyn Monroe)[1].

Noun

sex symbol (plural sex symbols)

1. A person who embodies the sexual ideals of a mass audience.

   In the 50's and 60's Marilyn Monroe was considered a sex symbol.

Descendants

• → Catalan: sex symbol
• → French: sex-symbol
• → Portuguese: sex symbol

Translations

person who embodies sexual ideals

Catalan: sex symbol m or f Chinese: Mandarin: 大眾情人／大众情人 (dàzhòng qíngrén) Finnish: seksisymboli (fi) French: sex-symbol (fr) m, sexe-symbole m German: Sexsymbol (de) n Irish: réalta ghnéasach Latvian: sekssimbols m Portuguese: sex symbol (pt) m or f, símbolo sexual (pt) m Spanish: símbolo sexual m Swedish: sexsymbol (sv) c

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “sex”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Catalan

Alternative forms

• sex-symbol

Etymology

From English sex symbol.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛkˈsim.bol/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛkˈsim.bul/[1]

Noun

sex symbol m or f (plural sex symbols)

1. sex symbol (person who embodies sexual ideals)
   • 2020 August 18, Laia Beltran, “24 hores en pijama [24 hours in pajamas]”, in Ara‎:

     Elles ja no necessitaven enfundar-se en les sensuals camisoles de setí que havien fet de Jean Harlow tot una sex symbol als anys 30 o en els conjunts baby doll que dues dècades més tard va popularitzar Carroll Baker.

     They no longer needed to put on the sensual satin shirts that had made Jean Harlow a total sex symbol in the 30s or in the baby doll ensembles that two decades later popularized Carroll Baker.

References

1. "sex symbol" at ésAdir

Further reading

• “sex-symbol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sex symbol.

Noun

sex symbol m or f by sense (plural sex symbols)

1. sex symbol (person who embodies sexual ideals)