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sexual

Syllabification: (sex·u·al)
Pronunciation: /ˈsekSHo͞oəl/
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Definition of sexual

adjective

  • 1relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals:she had felt the thrill of a sexual attraction
  • 2of or relating to the two sexes or to gender:sensitivity about sexual stereotypes
  • of or characteristic of one sex or the other:the hormones which control the secondary sexual characteristics
  • Biology being of one sex or the other; capable of sexual reproduction.

Derivatives

sexually

adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: from late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus 'sex'

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