Nonsexual

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Asexual; lacking sexual reproductive capabilities; neuter. not-comparable

    "In coccidiosis we have a sexual cycle (sporogony) alternating with a nonsexual one (schizogony)."

  2. 2
    Not involving sexuality or sexual arousal. not-comparable

    "The CIs were considered experts in the investigated topic insofar as it was expected that they could provide relevant and appropriate information about the construction and the significance of intimate, nonsexual female-male relationships."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not having or involving sex wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
asexualasexualunsexualunsexual

Example

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"In coccidiosis we have a sexual cycle (sporogony) alternating with a nonsexual one (schizogony)."

Etymology

From non- + sexual.

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