See also: -sexual

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (sex); see sex.

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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.]
    • 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.
  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

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NounEdit

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).
    • 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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AsturianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sexualis.

AdjectiveEdit

sexual (epicene, plural sexuales)

  1. sexual

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sexuālis, attested from 1839.[1]

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sexual (masculine and feminine plural sexuals)

  1. sexual

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ sexual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

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GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sexuālis.

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sexual m or f (plural sexuais)

  1. sexual

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GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin sexuālis.

PronunciationEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

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

  1. (uncommon) sexual

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

OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sexualis.

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)

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

  1. sexual

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Learned borrowing from Latin sexuālis.

PronunciationEdit

 
  • (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: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: se‧xu‧al

AdjectiveEdit

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

  1. sexual

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Further readingEdit

  • sexual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sexuālis.

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

  1. sexual

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin sexuālis.

PronunciationEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

sexual (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)

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