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sexual British & World English

relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals

non-sexual British & World English

not involving or relating to sex or sexual reproduction

sexual politics British & World English

the principles determining the relationship of the sexes; relations between the sexes regarded in terms of power

sexual dimorphism British & World English

distinct difference in size or appearance between the sexes of an animal in addition to the sexual organs themselves

sexual harassment British & World English

harassment (typically of a woman) in a workplace, or other professional or social situation, involving the making of unwanted sexual advances or obscene remarks

sexual intercourse British & World English

sexual contact between individuals involving penetration, especially the insertion of a man’s erect penis into a woman’s vagina, typically culminating in orgasm and the ejaculation of semen

sexual orientation British & World English

a person’s sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted; the fact of being heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual

sexual revolution British & World English

the liberalization of established social and moral attitudes to sex, particularly that occurring in western countries during the 1960s, as the women’s movement and developments in contraception instigated changes in attitudes towards sex and women’s sexuality, and sexual equality became an aim of society

sexual selection British & World English

natural selection arising through preference by one sex for certain characteristics in individuals of the other sex

sexual reproduction British & World English

the production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types (sexes). In most higher organisms, one sex (male) produces a small motile gamete which travels to fuse with a larger stationary gamete produced by the other (female)

secondary sexual characteristic British & World English

any physical characteristic developing at puberty which distinguishes between the sexes but is not directly involved in reproduction

pansexual British & World English

not limited or inhibited in sexual choice with regard to gender or activity

intersexual British & World English

existing or occurring between the sexes

omnisexual British & World English

involving, related to, or characterized by a diverse sexual propensity

psychosexual British & World English

of or involving the psychological aspects of the sexual impulse

sexual discrimination in sex discrimination (also sexual discrimination) British & World English

discrimination in employment and opportunity against a person (typically a woman) on grounds of sex

sexual English-French

sexuel/-elle

sexual English-German

sexuell

sexual English-Italian

sessuale

sexual abuse English-German

sexueller Missbrauch

sexual organs English-German

Geschlechtsorgane

sexual abuse English-Italian

abusi mpl sessuali

sexual partner English-German

Sexualpartner, -partnerin

sexual assault English-Italian

atti mpl di libidine violenta

sexual equality English-Italian

parità f dei sessi

sexual harassment English-German

sexuelle Belästigung

sexual intercourse English-German

Geschlechtsverkehr

sexual harassment English-Italian

molestie fpl sessuali

sexual intercourse English-Italian

rapporti mpl sessuali

sexual abuse in abuse1 English-Spanish

abusos mpl deshonestos