Sexual

Quick meaning: Sexual is an adjective meaning Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.
2. Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.
3. Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.
4. Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct.
5. (LGBTQ, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.
6. (biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
7. (obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex.

Example Sentences

a sexual innuendo

She's a very sexual woman.

Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.

Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace.

Word Forms

• sexuals

Synonyms for sexual

Depending on context, synonyms include allosexual, feminine, eusexual, sexy, intimate, sexed.

Antonyms for sexual

Common opposites include asexual, nonsexual.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include intersexual, unisexual, sexed, sexy, intimate, heterosexual.

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