sexual

English

Etymology

From Latin sexualis, from sexus (“sex”); see sex.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɛkʃuəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkʃuəl

Adjective

sexual (comparative more sexual, superlative most sexual)

1. Of or relating to having sex, sexual acts and sexual reproduction.

   Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.

2. Of or relating to gender.

   Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace.

3. Of or relating to sexuality.

   She's a very sexual woman.

   A sexual innuendo.

4. Of or relating to sexual orientations, sexual identity or preferences with respect to sexual intercourse

   sexual preferences

Derived terms

Terms derived from sexual

nonsexual sexuality

sexualism sexually

sexual politics subsexual

Related terms

• sex

Translations

of or relating to having sex

• Arabic: جنسي (ar) (jínsiyy)
• Armenian: սեռական (hy) (seṙakan)
• Catalan: sexual (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 性的 (cmn) (xìng de)

• Czech: pohlavní (cs), sexuální (cs)
• Dutch: seksueel (nl)
• Esperanto: seksa (eo)
• Finnish: sukupuolinen (fi), seksuaalinen (fi)
• Hungarian: ivaros (hu)

• Japanese: 性的 (ja) (せいてき, seiteki)
• Macedonian: полов (mk) (pólov) m, сексуален (mk) (seksuálen) m
• Maltese: sesswali (mt)
• Pashto: جنسي (ps) (jinsi)
• Persian: جنسی (fa) (jensi)
• Polish: płciowy (pl) m
• Romanian: sexual (ro) m and n, sexuală (ro) f
• Russian: половой (ru) (polovój), сексуальный (ru) (sɛksuál’nyj)
• Slovene: seksualen (sl), spolen (sl)
• Swedish: sexuell (sv), sex- (sv)

of or relating to the sex of an organism

• Armenian: սեռային (hy) (seṙayin)
• Catalan: sexual (ca)
• Czech: pohlavní (cs), sexuální (cs)
• Finnish: sukupuolinen (fi), sukupuoli- (fi)
• Hungarian: nemi (hu), szexuális (hu)
• Macedonian: полов (mk) (pólov) m

• Pashto: جنسي (ps) (jinsi)
• Polish: płciowy (pl) m
• Romanian: sexual (ro) m and n
• Russian: половой (ru) (polovój)
• Slovene: spolen (sl)
• Swedish: sexuell (sv), könlig (sv), köns- (sv)

of or relating to sexuality

• Armenian: սեռական (hy) (seṙakan)
• Catalan: sexual (ca)
• Czech: pohlavní (cs), sexuální (cs)
• Dutch: seksueel (nl)
• Finnish: sukupuolinen (fi), seksuaalinen (fi)
• Hungarian: nemi (hu), szexuális (hu)
• Japanese: 性的 (ja) (せいてき, seiteki)
• Macedonian: сексуален (mk) (seksuálen) m

• Maltese: sesswali (mt)
• Pashto: جنسي (ps) (jinsi)
• Polish: seksualny (pl) m
• Romanian: sexual (ro) m and n, sexuală (ro) f
• Russian: половой (ru) (polovój), сексуальный (ru) (sɛksuál’nyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: gnèitheach (gd)
• Slovene: seksualen (sl)
• Swedish: sexuell (sv)

of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences

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• Arabic: جنسي (jínsi)
• Danish: seksuel c, seksuelt n
• Dutch: seksueel, seksuele
• Faroese: kynsligur
• French: sexuel (fr)
• German: sexuell (de)
• Greek: γενετήσιος (el) (genetisios) m, ερωτικός (el) (erotikos) m

• Hungarian: nemi, szexuális
• Italian: sessuale (it)
• Lithuanian: seksualus (lt), lytinis (lt), lytiškas (lt)
• Novial: sexual
• Persian: جنسی (jínsi)
• Portuguese: sexual (pt)
• Romanian: sexual (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian: seksualni (sh) m
• Spanish: sexual (es)
• Swedish: sexuell (sv)
• Telugu: లైంగిక (laingika)

See also

• Wikisaurus:sexual intercourse

Noun

sexual (plural sexuals)

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

Antonyms

• (biology): asexual
• (person): asexual

External links

• sexual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sexual in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Asturian

Adjective

sexual m sg (feminine singular sexual, neuter singular sexual, masculine plural sexualos, feminine plural sexuales)

1. sexual

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sexualis.

Adjective

sexual m, f (masculine and feminine plural sexuals)

1. sexual

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Portuguese

Etymology

Latin sexualis

Adjective

sexual m and f (plural sexuais; comparable)

1. sexual

Inflection

  Inflection of the Portuguese adjective sexual

• Adjectives with this inflection include: abdominal, medieval, normal.

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	sexual		sexuais
comparative	mais sexual		mais sexuais
superlative	o mais sexual sexualíssimo	a mais sexual sexualíssima	os mais sexuais sexualíssimos	as mais sexuais sexualíssimas

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Romanian

Etymology

Latin sexualis

Pronunciation

• IPA: [seksuˈal]

Adjective

sexual ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. sexual

Declension

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	sexualilor	sexualelor

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin sexualis

Pronunciation

• IPA: /seˈksual/

Adjective

sexual m and f (plural sexuales)

1. sexual