asexual
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5.7
- adjective
- /ˌeɪˈsɛkʃuəl/
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asexual
- She has chosen to live an asexual lifestyle, focusing on her career instead of pursuing romantic interests.
And I think my conclusion has become maybe he's just asexual, if that's the thing.
- And I think my conclusion has become maybe he's just asexual, if that's the thing.
- So asexual, but not a romantic.
- My son came home and said dad, I'm asexual and I said son I need you to be a plus sexual.
- So when I first heard that, when I first found out about what even sexuality is, I found asex when I was like, OK, I'm asexual.
- What I will say though, is that being asexual and not being interested in PIV sex, whilst they can be related, they're not correlated.
Examples
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I usually get kind of an asexual vibe.
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So then I looked it up, and it turns out that being asexual is, like, a real thing, and since then, I've just felt this relief because I finally don't have to pretend to like sex anymore.
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So asexual, but not a romantic.
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My former boyfriend is asexual now, as in doesn't want to have sex with anyone ever again.
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Anyways, I'm asexual these days.
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I consider myself... asexual.
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I think I'm asexual.
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These artists survived the attacks of moralistic critics against homoerotic themes by presenting the protagonists as harmless, asexual companions.
Academic text (1994) -
He realized he was asexual after years of feeling indifferent towards romantic relationships.
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Many young people are exploring their identity, and some identify as asexual to signify their lack of sexual attraction.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.6
A way of making new living things from one parent without sex that makes identical copies
How Sexual
- Offensive
7
8.8
- Offensive
10
9.9
- Offensive
7
9.6
- Offensive
46
4.4
4
5.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Asexual comes from the parts a- ('not' or 'without') and sexual ('about sex'), so a helpful way to remember it is that an asexual person does not feel sexual attraction or interest in others.