sexual

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

more sexual

Superlative

most sexual

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

sexuals

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 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. 2.Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.

3. 3.Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.

   • Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.
   • The church was tighening up on matters sexual. Until the middle of the tenth century it had been quite routine for priests to be married.

4. 4.Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.

   • She's a very sexual woman.
   • 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.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.

2. 2.A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).

Overall

Common· #1150

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• intimate

Word family

• sex
• sexually