adult

Examples

• All

• Vivian, this is a grounded, adult drama about two tough, sensitive men and their unlikely friendship.

  The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

• OK, we are moving on to adult film.

  Good Mythical Morning

• And this plays out in adult relationships as well.

• Welcome to the 15th annual Adult Film Awards.

  Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)

• And it prohibits children at adult live performances.

• The victims were found at a local adult entertainment parlor.

  The Boondock Saints (1999)

• Today, community colleges are the leading providers of adult vocational education.

  Academic text (2015)

• In addition, witnessing adult domestic violence is increasingly regarded as a form of child maltreatment.

  Academic text (2009)

• Please be advised that this excerpt contains adult material, unsuitable for younger readers.

• Many cinemas now offer adult screenings for films with explicit content that are not suitable for children.

Synonyms

P

pornographic

vsadult

• Offensive

45 7.2

Shows sexual acts to make people feel sexual desire

is meant for mature viewers mainly because it contains explicit sexual content

G

grown-up

vsadult

37 3.1

Made for adults, not children

is specifically for mature viewers because of sexually explicit material

Compounds

O

older adult

15 1.7

A person in the later years of life

A

adult education

7 3.0

Classes for adults who left school to learn new skills often in the evenings

A

adult movie

• NSFW

5 5.5

A film for adults that shows sexual scenes or explicit content

A

adult star

• NSFW

3 6.7

A person who acts in films that show sex scenes

A

adult-onset diabetes

• Archaic

2 3.2

A long-term condition in adults where the body cannot use blood sugar and is often treated with diet or pills

A

adult tooth

1 2.3

A tooth that replaces a baby tooth and stays in the mouth

A

adult toy

• Offensive

1 6.6

A device adults use for sexual pleasure, like a vibrator

A

adult body

1 2.4

A fully grown human body after childhood

A

adult respiratory distress syndrome

• Archaic

1 7.4

A serious illness in which the lungs are damaged and fill with fluid so oxygen cannot reach the blood

A

adult intelligence

• Specialized

1 5.0

Average thinking ability of adults in a country or region

A

adult movie industry

• NSFW

1 4.2

A business that makes and sells movies with sexual content

A

adult-onset diabetes mellitus

• Archaic

1 4.5

A long-term condition in adults that makes the body unable to use sugar well and usually needs diet and pills

How Explicit

pornographic

• Offensive

45 7.2

adult

• NSFW

108 7.7

suggestive

• Offensive

14 6.0

Surface Forms

Etymology