sexual
English
Etymology
From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”); see sex.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛkʃuəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛkʃuəl/, /ˈsɛksjuəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛkʃuəl
Adjective
sexual (comparative more sexual, superlative most sexual)
- Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]
- Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace.
- (biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate. [from 19th c.]
- Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact. [from 18th c.]
- 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.
- Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.
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- Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality. [from 19th c.]
- She's a very sexual woman.
- 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.
- Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct. [from 19th c.]
- a sexual innuendo
- one's sexual preferences
- (LGBT, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.
- Synonym: allosexual
- 2016, Kyell Gold, Black Angel, Kyell Gold, →ISBN:
- […] “You know, there are asexuals with sexual partners.” His ears flicked, and he grinned. “There's things both of us can try to do […] ”
- 2017, T. T. Monday, Double Switch, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, →ISBN, page 98:
- Izzy tells me that at her high school the most useful distinction is not between heterosexuals and homosexuals but between those who are sexual and those who are not. The abstainers call themselves “aces,” short for “asexuals.”
- (obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex. [17th–19th c.]
- Synonym: feminine
- 1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, chapter IV, in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, 1st American edition, Boston, Mass.: […] Peter Edes for Thomas and Andrews, […], published 1792, OCLC 5625662194:
- [T]he inquiry is whether she have reason or not. If she have, which, for a moment, I will take for granted, she was not created merely to be the solace of man, and the sexual should not destroy the human character.
Derived terms
- androsexual
- asexual
- bisexual
- demisexual
- graysexual
- gynesexual
- heterosexual
- homosexual
- hypersexual
- malsexual
- necrosexual
- nonsexual
- omnisexual
- orthosexual
- pansexual
- parasexual
- patrisexual
- pedosexual
- perisexual
- plurisexual
- polysexual
- robosexual
- sapiosexual
- sexual abuse
- sexual act
- sexual anorexic
- sexual appetite
- sexual assault
- sexual cannibalism
- sexual capital
- sexual complex
- sexual congress
- sexual dichromatism
- sexual dichronism
- sexual dimorphism
- sexual favor
- sexual favour
- sexual fraternization
- sexual harassment
- sexual headache
- sexual intercourse
- sexual inversion
- sexualism
- sexuality
- sexual literacy
- sexually
- sexual majority
- sexual marketplace
- sexual market value
- sexual maturity
- sexual method
- sexual mimicry
- sexual minority
- sexual misconduct
- sexual orientation
- sexual partner
- sexual politics
- sexual predator
- sexual preference
- sexual relation
- sexual reproduction
- sexual revolution
- sexual selection
- sexual slavery
- sexual tension
- sexual union
- sexual violence
- subsexual
- ubersexual
- unsexual
- vegansexual
- zoosexual
Related terms
- sex
Descendants
- Japanese: セクシャル (sekusharu)
Translations
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See also
- See also Thesaurus:copulation
Noun
sexual (plural sexuals)
- (biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
- Antonym: asexual
- (LGBT) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).
- 2012, Issues in Sexuality and Sexual Behavior Research: 2011 Edition, ScholarlyEditions, →ISBN:
- The findings suggest that asexuality is best conceptualized as a lack of sexual attraction; however, asexuals varied greatly in their experience of sexual response and behavior. Asexuals partnered with sexuals acknowledged having to 'negotiate' sexual activity.
- 2015, Mark Carrigan; Kristina Gupta; Todd G. Morrison, Asexuality and Sexual Normativity: An Anthology, Routledge, →ISBN, page 11:
- In this article we use absence of sexual attraction to others as a definition but recognise that this definition is contested. […] [A survey] was also advertised online (without explicitly mentioning asexuality in the advert), thus aiming to reach a mixture of asexuals and sexuals.
- Synonym: allosexual
- Antonym: asexual
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Further reading
- sexual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- sexual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Anagrams
- aluxes
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin sexualis.
Adjective
sexual (epicene, plural sexuales)
- sexual
Related terms
- sexu
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin sexuālis, attested from 1839.[1]
Adjective
sexual (masculine and feminine plural sexuals)
- sexual
Derived terms
- assetjament sexual
- orientació sexual
- sexualitat
- sexualment
Related terms
- sexe
References
- “sexual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “sexual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “sexual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sexual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin sexuālis.
Adjective
sexual m or f (plural sexuais)
- sexual
Derived terms
- sexualidade
- sexualmente
Related terms
- sexo
Further reading
- “sexual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sexuālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛksuˈaːl/, /sɛksuˈaːl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: se‧xu‧al
Adjective
sexual (strong nominative masculine singular sexualer, comparative sexualer, superlative am sexualsten)
- (uncommon) sexual
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist sexual | sie ist sexual | es ist sexual | sie sind sexual | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | sexualer | sexuale | sexuales | sexuale |
genitive | sexualen | sexualer | sexualen | sexualer | |
dative | sexualem | sexualer | sexualem | sexualen | |
accusative | sexualen | sexuale | sexuales | sexuale | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der sexuale | die sexuale | das sexuale | die sexualen |
genitive | des sexualen | der sexualen | des sexualen | der sexualen | |
dative | dem sexualen | der sexualen | dem sexualen | den sexualen | |
accusative | den sexualen | die sexuale | das sexuale | die sexualen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein sexualer | eine sexuale | ein sexuales | (keine) sexualen |
genitive | eines sexualen | einer sexualen | eines sexualen | (keiner) sexualen | |
dative | einem sexualen | einer sexualen | einem sexualen | (keinen) sexualen | |
accusative | einen sexualen | eine sexuale | ein sexuales | (keine) sexualen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist sexualer | sie ist sexualer | es ist sexualer | sie sind sexualer | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | sexualerer | sexualere | sexualeres | sexualere |
genitive | sexualeren | sexualerer | sexualeren | sexualerer | |
dative | sexualerem | sexualerer | sexualerem | sexualeren | |
accusative | sexualeren | sexualere | sexualeres | sexualere | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der sexualere | die sexualere | das sexualere | die sexualeren |
genitive | des sexualeren | der sexualeren | des sexualeren | der sexualeren | |
dative | dem sexualeren | der sexualeren | dem sexualeren | den sexualeren | |
accusative | den sexualeren | die sexualere | das sexualere | die sexualeren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein sexualerer | eine sexualere | ein sexualeres | (keine) sexualeren |
genitive | eines sexualeren | einer sexualeren | eines sexualeren | (keiner) sexualeren | |
dative | einem sexualeren | einer sexualeren | einem sexualeren | (keinen) sexualeren | |
accusative | einen sexualeren | eine sexualere | ein sexualeres | (keine) sexualeren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am sexualsten | sie ist am sexualsten | es ist am sexualsten | sie sind am sexualsten | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | sexualster | sexualste | sexualstes | sexualste |
genitive | sexualsten | sexualster | sexualsten | sexualster | |
dative | sexualstem | sexualster | sexualstem | sexualsten | |
accusative | sexualsten | sexualste | sexualstes | sexualste | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der sexualste | die sexualste | das sexualste | die sexualsten |
genitive | des sexualsten | der sexualsten | des sexualsten | der sexualsten | |
dative | dem sexualsten | der sexualsten | dem sexualsten | den sexualsten | |
accusative | den sexualsten | die sexualste | das sexualste | die sexualsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein sexualster | eine sexualste | ein sexualstes | (keine) sexualsten |
genitive | eines sexualsten | einer sexualsten | eines sexualsten | (keiner) sexualsten | |
dative | einem sexualsten | einer sexualsten | einem sexualsten | (keinen) sexualsten | |
accusative | einen sexualsten | eine sexualste | ein sexualstes | (keine) sexualsten |
Related terms
- sexuell
Further reading
- “sexual” in Duden online
- “sexual” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin sexualis.
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Adjective
sexual m (feminine singular sexuala, masculine plural sexuals, feminine plural sexualas)
- sexual
Derived terms
- sexualitat
Related terms
- sèxe
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sexuālis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sek.suˈaw/ [sek.sʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /sekˈswaw/ [sekˈswaʊ̯], /se.ki.suˈaw/ [se.ki.sʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /se.kiˈswaw/ [se.kiˈswaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sek.suˈaw/ [sek.sʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /sekˈswaw/ [sekˈswaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɛˈkswal/ [sɛˈkswaɫ]
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /sɛ.ksuˈaw/
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: se‧xu‧al
Adjective
sexual m or f (plural sexuais, comparable, comparative maissexual, superlative o maissexual or sexualíssimo)
- sexual
Derived terms
- sexualidade
- sexualmente
Related terms
- sexo
Further reading
- “sexual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin sexuālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [seksuˈal]
Adjective
sexual m or n (feminine singular sexuală, masculine plural sexuali, feminine and neuter plural sexuale)
- sexual
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | sexual | sexuală | sexuali | sexuale | ||
definite | sexualul | sexuala | sexualii | sexualele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | sexual | sexuale | sexuali | sexuale | ||
definite | sexualului | sexualei | sexualilor | sexualelor |
References
- sexual in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin sexuālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seɡˈswal/ [seɣ̞ˈswal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: se‧xual
Adjective
sexual (plural sexuales)
- sexual (pertaining to the sex of an organism)
- sexual (pertaining to having sex)
- sexual (pertaining to sexual orientation or identity)
- sexual (characterized by sexual feelings or behaviors)
Derived terms
- acosador sexual
- acoso sexual
- acto sexual
- agresión sexual
- juguete sexual
- minoría sexual
- orientación sexual
- relación sexual
- sexualidad
- sexualmente
- símbolo sexual
- tensión sexual
- trabajador sexual
- trabajo sexual
- turismo sexual
- turista sexual
- vida sexual
Related terms
- sexo
Further reading
- “sexual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014