sexy

English

Etymology

From sex +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈsɛksi/
• Rhymes: -ɛksi

Adjective

sexy (comparative sexier, superlative sexiest)

1. (of a person) Having sexual appeal; suggestive of sex.

   The participants in the swimsuit competition are all very sexy.

2. (of a thing or concept) interesting, attractive or appealing.

   The manufacturers have launched a sexy new car.

   We have some sexy ideas on how to improve sales.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "sexy" is often applied: woman, lady, girl, man, boy, body, dress, bra, panties, bikini, game, story, movie, etc.

Synonyms

• (having sexual appeal): alluring, dishy (of a man), foxy (of a woman), horny, raunchy, sensual, tasty, dreamy
• (slang: attractive, appealing): gorgeous, tasty, hot
• See also Wikisaurus:sexy

Translations

having sexual appeal

Albanian: joshës (sq), tërheqës (sq) Arabic: مثير (ar) (muthiir), سيكسي (ar) (seksi) Armenian: սեքսուալ (hy) (sek’sual), սեքսոտ (hy) (sek’sot) Chinese: Mandarin: 性感 (cmn) (xìnggǎn) Danish: sexet (da) Dutch: sexy (nl) Esperanto: volupta (eo) Finnish: seksikäs (fi) French: sexy (fr) m. and f. German: sexy (de) Greek: σέξι (el) (séxi) Hebrew: סקסי (he) (seksi) Hindi: सेक्सी (hi) (seksī) Icelandic: sexí (is), kynþokkafullur (is), kynæsandi (is) Italian: sexy (it) m. and f.

Japanese: セクシー (ja) (sekushī), 色っぽい (ja) (いろっぽい, iroppoi) Korean: 섹시 (ko) (seksi) Macedonian: сексапилен (mk) (seksapílen) m., сексапилна (mk) (seksapílna) f., секси (mk) (séksi) m. and f. Novial: sexuosi Persian: جذاب (fa), سکسی (fa) Portuguese: sexy (pt) m. and f., sensual (pt) m. and f. Romanian: sexy (ro), sexos (ro) Russian: сексуальный (ru) (seksuál'nyj), (indeclinable) секси (ru) (séksi), сексапильный (ru) (seksapíl'nyj) Sanskrit: शृङ्गारिन् (sa) (śṛiṅgārin) Spanish: please add this translation if you can Swedish: sexig (sv) Thai: เซ็กซี่ (th) (séksêe) Turkish: seksi (tr)

slang: very attractive or appealing

Danish: sexet (da) Sanskrit: काम्य (sa) (kāmya)

Swedish: sexig (sv)

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Dutch

Adjective

sexy (comparative sexyer, superlative sexyst)

1. sexy

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛk.si/

Adjective

sexy inv.

1. sexy

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzɛksi/, /ˈsɛksi/

Adjective

sexy

1. sexy

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Italian

Etymology

English

Adjective

sexy inv.

1. sexy

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Norwegian

Adjective

sexy (comparative mer sexy, superlative mest sexy)

1. sexy

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Romanian

Etymology

From English sexy

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈseksi]

Adjective

sexy ^{1 nom/acc forms}

1. sexy

Declension

singular & plural
masculine, feminine & neuter
sexy

Synonyms

• sexos