sexual attraction
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈtrækʃən/
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atracción sexual
- Personal preferences in regard to sexual attraction are not objective assessments.
- fantasies about sexual attraction
You try to raise people sexless, they still develop sexual attraction.
- You try to raise people sexless, they still develop sexual attraction.
- And, and of course, if there's sexual attraction, that adds something different and it can, it can complicate things.
- Because people conversations are only about the behaviour, people have trouble separating that from the sexual attraction pattern.
Examples
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Along with sexual attraction, there is the additional factor of intensely liking the one to whom one feels attraction.
Academic text (1992) -
Well, I have to say, sexual attraction is such an important thing to me in general.
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If the two characters in this love story feel sexual attraction to one another before they marry, is this a sin?
Blog text (13) -
I feel it necessary to distinguish between sexual attraction and emotional attraction here.
Blog text (5) -
Like other guys my age, when I'd hit puberty, I had begun to experience sexual attractions.
Blog text (13) -
Reasons given for encouraging interracial dating included compatibility, physical or sexual attraction, and curiosity.
Academic text (2008) -
Though strictly professional, there exists between Jean and Patrick an undeniable chemistry, something far deeper than sexual attraction.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's human nature to feel at least occasional sexual attraction to other people.
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When two people share a bond, sexual attraction can develop over time.
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Many factors contribute to sexual attraction, including personality and physical appearance.
Synonyms
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3.3
A very strong sexual desire or attraction to someone
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5.2
A very strong desire for something, often for things people see as forbidden
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9.9
A strong sexual attraction to someone
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3.8
A strong wish to have sex with another person
A strong feeling of sexual desire and attraction for another person
Antonyms
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'sexual' (pertaining to sex or sexual desire) and 'attraction' (a quality that draws interest), so the phrase denotes attraction based on sexual desire in a straightforward compositional way. This adjective+noun combination is cross-linguistically common and follows ordinary English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Sexual attraction paints a simple picture: the word sexual shows the kind of feeling and attraction is like being pulled toward someone, as if by a magnet. So, it means 'feeling attracted to someone in a sexual way'.