sexual
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˈsɛkʃuəl/
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sexual
- Many people struggle with sexual dysfunction that affects their intimate lives.
- sexual behavior
- sexual orientation
- sexual intercourse
The point is you can't match his sexual desire to him.
- The point is you can't match his sexual desire to him.
- What does bop it mean in like a sexual situation?
- You have to deal with whatever sexual trauma might be there.
- Well, they're all Hollywood producers who were sexual predators against women.
- But that doesn't stop the sexual thoughts from coming.
- I mean, and we had the sexual chemistry going there.
- So that's sexual thoughts, sexual sensations, pleasure.
- They're they are immigrants, they are sexual minorities.
- I have to come with my emotional, sexual, physical needs all met.
- Things became quite sexual in her in her group therapy sessions.
- And sometimes this is sexual as well as platonic.
- Those I save for sexual and romantic relationships.
- Like that would be clearly sending a sexual signal.
- Well, I'm not sure that that that sexual success is dominance.
Examples
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In nine out of every ten straight relationships, the woman performs the first sexual favor on her male partner.
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Not in a sexual way, but... also in a sexual way.
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And they said it was too, too sexual for for television.
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Or does that mean sexual kind of things?
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Holidays are a very sexual time for me.
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And so I introduce you to your first sexual experience.
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You have to deal with whatever sexual trauma might be there.
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I mean, and we had the sexual chemistry going there.
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Do you work with people often that have sexual dysfunction all the time?
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Women received their first information about sexual intercourse from parents at the earliest age.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
113
6.5
Causing sexual desire or showing sexual interest
48
8.2
Relating to sexual or physical desire rather than spiritual feelings
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
377
4.6
Unwelcome sexual words or actions that make a person feel unsafe at work
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31
3.0
Physical acts between people, like touching or having sex, that give pleasure
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7
5.6
A strong physical feeling of enjoyment from close touching or activities between adults
- Specialized
3
3.4
A way plants and animals make seeds or babies when male and female cells join
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3
5.3
A strong physical and mental feeling of sexual excitement from touch or thoughts
- Specialized
2
3.4
A state of physical, emotional, and social well-being about sex, not just no disease
- Offensive
2
9.1
Sexual behavior that most societies see as not normal or not acceptable
- Specialized
1
6.8
A body change at puberty that shows sex, like body hair and a deeper voice
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1
4.9
Strong romantic and physical attraction between two people that often includes intimate contact
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1
7.7
An act of having sex with someone after getting them to agree, seen as an achievement
- Specialized
1
6.1
A physical trait or a common behavior linked mainly to one sex
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1
6.6
The strongest feeling of pleasure a person has during sex when the body releases tension
A rule that lets men have more freedom about sex than women and judges them more harshly
- Specialized
A body part you are born with that is used to make babies, like genitals
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A social situation where people look for romantic or sexual partners and compete
How Sexual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sexual comes from the Latin word sexus, which means 'sex' or 'the sexes'. It is the same root as the everyday word sex, so sexual describes things about sexual desire, activity, or relationships between people.