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English

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European*sek-der.
Proto-Indo-European*séksusder.
Proto-Italic*seksus
Latinsexus
Proto-Italic*-ālis
Latin-ālis
Englishsexual

    FromLatinsexuālis, fromsexus(“sex”), equivalent tosex +‎-ual.

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    sexual (comparativemoresexual,superlativemostsexual)

    1. Arising from the fact of beingmale orfemale; pertaining tosex orgender, or to the social relations between the sexes.[from 17th c.]
      Women facesexual discrimination in the workplace.
    2. (biology) Capable ofsexual reproduction;sexed,sexuate.[from 19th c.]
    3. Pertaining tosexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.[from 18th c.]
      Giving oral sex is my favoritesexual act.
      • 2013 July 19,Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, inThe Guardian Weekly, volume189, number 6, page 1:
        One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable tosexual violence.
      • 2025 January 17, Catherine Pearson, “The Joy — and Awkwardness — of Sober Sex”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:
        “When you’re not numbing out with substances and suddenly you’re face to face with somebody you want to besexual with, that can be really scary at first,” said Laura Rademacher, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Minneapolis who offers a class on sober sex in her practice.
    4. Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessingsexuality.[from 19th c.]
      She's a verysexual woman.
      • 1994,Purity & passion,→ISBN, page67:
        We don't often think of Jesus as asexual person, but He certainly was not asexual. He was not just God on earth. He was fully human and[…] He wassexual, single, and celibate.
    5. Pertaining tosexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexualbehaviour orconduct.[from 19th c.]
      asexual innuendo
      one'ssexual preferences
    6. (LGBTQ, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; notasexual.
      Synonym:allosexual
      • 2016, Kyell Gold,Black Angel, Kyell Gold,→ISBN:
        […] “You know, there are asexuals withsexual partners.” His ears flicked, and he grinned. “There's things both of us can try to do[…]”
      • 2017, T. T. Monday,Double Switch, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard,→ISBN, page98:
        Izzy tells me that at her high school the most useful distinction is not between heterosexuals and homosexuals but between those who aresexual and those who are not. The abstainers call themselves “aces,” short for “asexuals.”
    7. (obsolete) Pertaining to thefemale sex.[17th–19th c.]
      Synonym:feminine

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    of or relating to having sex
    of or relating to the sex of an organism
    of or relating to sexuality
    of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences
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    Noun

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    sexual (pluralsexuals)

    1. (biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
      Synonym:eusexual
      Antonym:asexual
    2. (LGBTQ) A person who experiencessexualattraction, a person who has interest in or desire forsex(especially as contrasted with anasexual).
      Synonym:allosexual
      Antonym:asexual
      • 2012,Issues in Sexuality and Sexual Behavior Research: 2011 Edition, ScholarlyEditions,→ISBN:
        The findings suggest that asexuality is best conceptualized as a lack of sexual attraction; however, asexuals varied greatly in their experience of sexual response and behavior. Asexuals partnered withsexuals acknowledged having to 'negotiate' sexual activity.
      • 2015, Mark Carrigan, Kristina Gupta, Todd G. Morrison,Asexuality and Sexual Normativity: An Anthology, Routledge,→ISBN, page11:
        In this article we use absence of sexual attraction to others as a definition but recognise that this definition is contested.[…] [A survey] was also advertised online (without explicitly mentioning asexuality in the advert), thus aiming to reach a mixture of asexuals andsexuals.

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    Asturian

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    Etymology

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    FromLatinsexuālis.

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    • IPA(key): /sekˈswal/[sekˈswal]
    • Rhymes:-al
    • Syllabification:se‧xual

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    sexual (epicene,pluralsexuales)

    1. sexual

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    Catalan

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed fromLatinsexuālis. First attested in 1839.[1]

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    sexual m orf (masculine and feminine pluralsexuals)

    1. sexual

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    1. ^“sexual”, inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana,2026

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    Galician

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    FromLatinsexuālis.

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    • IPA(key): /sɛksuˈal/[s̺ɛk.s̺uˈɑɫ]
    • Rhymes:-al
    • Hyphenation:se‧xu‧al

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    sexual m orf (pluralsexuais)

    1. sexual

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    German

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed fromLatinsexuālis.

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    sexual (strong nominative masculine singularsexualer,comparativesexualer,superlativeamsexualsten)

    1. (uncommon)sexual

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    Positive forms ofsexual
    number & gendersingularplural
    masculinefeminineneuter
    predicativeeristsexualsieistsexualesistsexualsiesindsexual
    strong declension
    (without article)    		nominativesexualersexualesexualessexuale
    genitivesexualensexualersexualensexualer
    dativesexualemsexualersexualemsexualen
    accusativesexualensexualesexualessexuale
    weak declension
    (with definite article)    		nominativedersexualediesexualedassexualediesexualen
    genitivedessexualendersexualendessexualendersexualen
    dativedemsexualendersexualendemsexualendensexualen
    accusativedensexualendiesexualedassexualediesexualen
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)    		nominativeeinsexualereinesexualeeinsexuales(keine)sexualen
    genitiveeinessexualeneinersexualeneinessexualen(keiner)sexualen
    dativeeinemsexualeneinersexualeneinemsexualen(keinen)sexualen
    accusativeeinensexualeneinesexualeeinsexuales(keine)sexualen
    Comparative forms ofsexual
    number & gendersingularplural
    masculinefeminineneuter
    predicativeeristsexualersieistsexualeresistsexualersiesindsexualer
    strong declension
    (without article)    		nominativesexualerersexualeresexualeressexualere
    genitivesexualerensexualerersexualerensexualerer
    dativesexualeremsexualerersexualeremsexualeren
    accusativesexualerensexualeresexualeressexualere
    weak declension
    (with definite article)    		nominativedersexualerediesexualeredassexualerediesexualeren
    genitivedessexualerendersexualerendessexualerendersexualeren
    dativedemsexualerendersexualerendemsexualerendensexualeren
    accusativedensexualerendiesexualeredassexualerediesexualeren
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)    		nominativeeinsexualerereinesexualereeinsexualeres(keine)sexualeren
    genitiveeinessexualereneinersexualereneinessexualeren(keiner)sexualeren
    dativeeinemsexualereneinersexualereneinemsexualeren(keinen)sexualeren
    accusativeeinensexualereneinesexualereeinsexualeres(keine)sexualeren
    Superlative forms ofsexual
    number & gendersingularplural
    masculinefeminineneuter
    predicativeeristamsexualstensieistamsexualstenesistamsexualstensiesindamsexualsten
    strong declension
    (without article)    		nominativesexualstersexualstesexualstessexualste
    genitivesexualstensexualstersexualstensexualster
    dativesexualstemsexualstersexualstemsexualsten
    accusativesexualstensexualstesexualstessexualste
    weak declension
    (with definite article)    		nominativedersexualstediesexualstedassexualstediesexualsten
    genitivedessexualstendersexualstendessexualstendersexualsten
    dativedemsexualstendersexualstendemsexualstendensexualsten
    accusativedensexualstendiesexualstedassexualstediesexualsten
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)    		nominativeeinsexualstereinesexualsteeinsexualstes(keine)sexualsten
    genitiveeinessexualsteneinersexualsteneinessexualsten(keiner)sexualsten
    dativeeinemsexualsteneinersexualsteneinemsexualsten(keinen)sexualsten
    accusativeeinensexualsteneinesexualsteeinsexualstes(keine)sexualsten

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    • “sexual” inDuden online
    • “sexual” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Occitan

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    Etymology

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    FromLatinsexuālis.

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    sexual m (feminine singularsexuala,masculine pluralsexuals,feminine pluralsexualas)

    1. sexual

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    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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    Learned borrowing fromLatinsexuālis. Bysurface analysis,sexo +‎-ual.

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    • (Brazil)IPA(key): /sek.suˈaw/[sek.sʊˈaʊ̯],(faster pronunciation)/sekˈswaw/[sekˈswaʊ̯],/se.ki.suˈaw/[se.ki.sʊˈaʊ̯],(faster pronunciation)/se.kiˈswaw/[se.kiˈswaʊ̯]
    • (Brazil)IPA(key): /sek.suˈaw/[sek.sʊˈaʊ̯],(faster pronunciation)/sekˈswaw/[sekˈswaʊ̯],/se.ki.suˈaw/[se.ki.sʊˈaʊ̯],(faster pronunciation)/se.kiˈswaw/[se.kiˈswaʊ̯]
     

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    sexual m orf (pluralsexuais,notcomparable)

    1. sexual

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    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    FromLatinsexuālis. Bysurface analysis,sex +‎-ual.

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    sexual m orn (feminine singularsexuală,masculine pluralsexuali,feminine/neuter pluralsexuale)

    1. sexual

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    Declension ofsexual
    singularplural
    masculineneuterfemininemasculineneuterfeminine
    nominative-
    accusative    		indefinitesexualsexualăsexualisexuale
    definitesexualulsexualasexualiisexualele
    genitive-
    dative    		indefinitesexualsexualesexualisexuale
    definitesexualuluisexualeisexualilorsexualelor

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    Spanish

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    Borrowed fromLate Latinsexuālis.

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    • IPA(key): /seɡˈswal/[seɣ̞ˈswal]
    • Rhymes:-al
    • Syllabification:se‧xual

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    sexual m orf (masculine and feminine pluralsexuales)

    1. sexual(pertaining to the sex of an organism)
    2. sexual(pertaining to having sex)
    3. sexual(pertaining to sexual orientation or identity)
    4. sexual(characterized by sexual feelings or behaviors)

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