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sexless

sexless

3 6.8
Not feeling desire for close physical contact
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛksləs/
translation icon : sin deseo sexual
  • The sexless marriage is much maligned in our culture.
  • a sexless marriage

You try to raise people sexless, they still develop sexual attraction.

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Examples

  • Tomorrow, you can all go back to that miserable and sexless existence that is marriage.

  • Most of us, including a lot of mental health professionals, view a sexless marriage as a bad marriage.

    Blog text (2)
  • Our marriage has been sexless for over 10 years.

    Blog text (19)
  • How long do you think my 'husband' will put up with a sexless marriage before filing for divorce?

    Blog text (19)
  • You're in a sexless marriage.

    Blog text (19)
  • So should we just throw in the towel after a year or two and settle into a sexless routine of connectedness without passion?

    Blog text (2)
  • What if your spouse has no sex drive and you are living in a sexless marriage, yet you know it will mean giving up your whole way of life to leave?

    Blog text (19)
  • I bet Jon Archer is the most inattentive, sexless spouse on Earth.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The vast majority of men on these boards who are able to maintain a consistent sexual relationship with their wives are the ones who won't tolerate living in a sexless relationship.

    Blog text (7)
  • After years in a sexless relationship, she finally decided to seek companionship elsewhere.

Synonyms

asexual
vssexless
4 5.7

Not feeling sexual attraction to anyone or wanting sexual activity

is about lacking general sexual desire rather than only attraction to others
unaroused
vssexless
  • NSFW
7.4

Not feeling sexual or physical excitement

refers to absence of desire or interest rather than temporary physical arousal

How Sexually Interested

libidinous
  • NSFW
3 9.9
sexual
  • NSFW
3.5
sexless
3 6.8
asexual
4 5.7

Surface Forms

sexless positive

Morphology

sexless = sex (transparent) = sex + less

Straightforward composition 'sex' + '-less' yielding 'without sexual desire or interest', which learners can derive from known parts.

Etymology

Sexless is formed from sex meaning 'sexual desire or activity' and -less meaning 'without', like in careless. So sexless can mean 'having no interest in sex' or 'without sexual desire'.