Wiktionary

sexual

See also: -sexual

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”), equivalent to sex +‎ -ual; see sex.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

sexual (comparative more sexual, superlative most sexual)

  1. 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.
  2. (biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate. [from 19th c.]
  3. Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact. [from 18th c.]
    Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.
    • 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct. [from 19th c.]
    a sexual innuendo
    one's sexual preferences
  6. (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.”
  7. (obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex. [17th–19th c.]
    Synonym: feminine

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

Translations edit

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

See also edit

Noun edit

sexual (plural sexuals)

  1. (biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
    Antonym: asexual
  2. (LGBT) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).
    Synonym: allosexual
    Antonym: 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.

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Asturian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin sexuālis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /seɡˈswal/, [seɣ̞ˈswal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: se‧xual

Adjective edit

sexual (epicene, plural sexuales)

  1. sexual

Related terms edit

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin sexuālis. First attested in 1839.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

sexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural sexuals)

  1. sexual

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ “sexual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading edit

Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Latin sexuālis.

Pronunciation edit

  This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Adjective edit

sexual m or f (plural sexuais)

  1. sexual

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin sexuālis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zɛksuˈaːl/, /sɛksuˈaːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: se‧xu‧al

Adjective edit

sexual (strong nominative masculine singular sexualer, comparative sexualer, superlative am sexualsten)

  1. (uncommon) sexual

Declension edit

Positive forms of sexual
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
Comparative forms of sexual
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
Superlative forms of sexual
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “sexual” in Duden online
  • “sexual” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Occitan edit

Etymology edit

From Latin sexuālis.

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (Languedocien)(file)

Adjective edit

sexual m (feminine singular sexuala, masculine plural sexuals, feminine plural sexualas)

  1. sexual

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin sexuālis. By surface analysis, sexo +‎ -ual.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (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]
 

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /sɛ.ksuˈaw/
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: se‧xu‧al

Adjective edit

sexual m or f (plural sexuais, comparable, comparative mais sexual, superlative o mais sexual or sexualíssimo)

  1. sexual

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin sexuālis. By surface analysis, sex +‎ -ual.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

sexual m or n (feminine singular sexuală, masculine plural sexuali, feminine and neuter plural sexuale)

  1. sexual

Declension edit

Declension of sexual
singular plural
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 sexualelor sexualilor

References edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Late Latin sexuālis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /seɡˈswal/ [seɣ̞ˈswal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: se‧xual

Adjective edit

sexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural sexuales)

  1. sexual (pertaining to the sex of an organism)
  2. sexual (pertaining to having sex)
  3. sexual (pertaining to sexual orientation or identity)
  4. sexual (characterized by sexual feelings or behaviors)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=sexual&oldid=78915704"