Sexual

English

Adjective

Sexual (comparative more Sexual, superlative most Sexual)

1. of or relating to having sex (as in verb phrase usage; e.g. sexual reproduction)
2. of or relating to the sex of an organism (as in concrete noun usage; e.g. male or female)
3. of or relating to sexuality (as in abstract noun usage; e.g. sexual behavior)

Adverbs for Sexual

graphically; strictly; moderately; amazingly; unusually; peculiarly; singularly; particularly; terribly; amorously; tenderly; seductively; ardently; captivatingly; unduly; notably; interestingly; rapturously;

Thesaurus

passionate, physical, potent, priapic, procreant, procreative, propagative, prurient, randy, reproductive, salacious, satyric, seminal, sensual, sensuous, sex, sexed, sexlike, sexy, spermatic, spermatozoal, spermatozoan, spermatozoic, spermic, sporal, sporogenous, sporoid, sporous, straight, undersexed, venereal, voluptuous, amative, amatory, amorous, animal, aphrodisiomaniacal, ardent, bawdy, bodily, caressive, carnal, clitoromaniacal, concupiscent, coquettish, coy, desirous, dirty, earthy, erogenic, erogenous, erotic, eroticomaniacal, erotogenic, erotomaniacal, fleshly, flirtatious, flirty, gametic, gamic, genital, goatish, gynecomaniacal, heterosexual, horny, hot, hysteromaniacal, impassioned, ithyphallic, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinal, libidinous, lickerish, loverlike, loverly, lubricious, lustful, nuptial, nymphomaniacal, obscene, oversexed,

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈsɛkʃuəl/

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Derived terms

Terms derived from sexual

nonsexual sexuality

sexualism sexually

sexual politics subsexual

Related terms

• sex

Translations

of or relating to having sex

Armenian: սեռական (hy) (seṙakan) Catalan: sexual (ca) Esperanto: seksa (eo) Finnish: sukupuolinen (fi), seksuaalinen (fi) Hungarian: ivaros (hu) Japanese: 性的 (せいてき, seiteki)

Macedonian: полов (mk) (pólov) m., сексуален (mk) (seksuálen) m. Maltese: sesswali (mt) Polish: płciowy (pl) m. Romanian: sexual (ro) m. and n., sexuală (ro) f. Russian: половой (ru) (polovój), сексуальный (ru) (seksuál’nyj) Slovene: seksualen (sl), spolen (sl)

of or relating to the sex of an organism

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

Polish: płciowy (pl) m. Romanian: sexual (ro) m. and n. Russian: половой (ru) (polovój) Slovene: spolen (sl)

of or relating to sexuality

Armenian: սեռական (hy) (seṙakan) Catalan: sexual (ca) Finnish: sukupuolinen (fi), seksuaalinen (fi) Hungarian: nemi (hu), szexuális (hu) Japanese: 性的 (せいてき, seiteki) Macedonian: сексуален (mk) (seksuálen) m.

Maltese: sesswali (mt) Polish: seksualny (pl) m. Romanian: sexual (ro) m. and n., sexuală (ro) f. Russian: половой (ru) (polovój), сексуальный (ru) (seksuál’nyj) Scottish Gaelic: gnèitheach (gd) Slovene: seksualen (sl)

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Catalan

Adjective

1. sexual

Adjective

Sexual f.

1. Feminine of sexual.

Etymology

From Latin sexualis.

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Portuguese

Adjective

sexual m. and f. (plural sexuais; comparable)

1. sexual

Etymology

Latin sexualis

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

Adjective

Sexual ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. sexual

Etymology

Latin sexualis

Pronunciation

• IPA: [seksuˈal]

Declension

declension of Sexual</small>

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	Sexual	Sexual	Sexuală	Sexuali	Sexuale	Sexuale
	definite	Sexualul	Sexualul	Sexuala	Sexualii	Sexualele	Sexualele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	Sexual	Sexual	Sexuale	Sexuali	Sexuale	Sexuale
	definite	Sexualului	Sexualului	Sexualei	Sexualilor	Sexualelor	Sexualelor

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Spanish

Adjective

1. sexual

Etymology

Latin sexualis

Pronunciation

• IPA: /seˈksual/