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Sexual

//sɛk.ʃuː.əl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

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"

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6
Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual. rare
"[…] “You know, there are asexuals with sexual partners.” His ears flicked, and he grinned. “There's things both of us can try to do[…]”"
7
Pertaining to the female sex. obsolete
"[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."

Adjective

1
involved in a sexual relationship wordnet
2
having or involving sex wordnet
3
of or relating to or characterized by sexuality wordnet

Noun

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).
"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séksusder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”), equivalent to sex + -ual.

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