sexy
- adjective
- /ˈsɛksi/
- NSFW
- The actor is known for his sexy charm and charisma on screen.
- sexy girl
- a sexy woman
- feel sexy
He's been voted Sweden's sexiest man five times.
- He's been voted Sweden's sexiest man five times.
- Unlock your potential and get a sexy little laptop stand.
- Brad Tit didn't win sexiest man of the year once.
- What do you think is the sexiest profession?
- It didn't stop her finding me really sexy an hour later.
- And that is the sexiest word in the English language is no.
- Let's get to the really sexy news tariffs.
Examples
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Art that was once sexy, exciting, and wild has now become familiar, domesticated.
Academic text (2005) -
Being a girlfriend is sexy.
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Women rock artists are most successful if they are beautiful and sexy while they sing and dance.
Academic text (2004) -
She's smart and driven and sexy and beautiful.
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That is very sexy.
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Very, very sexy.
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She wore a sexy dress that caught everyone's attention at the party.
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Her confident walk made her look incredibly sexy in that outfit.
Synonyms
Very beautiful to look at
Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested
Being attractive, like a tall man or an elegant room
Feeling strong sexual desire or being sexually attractive
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea
Causing sexual desire or showing sexual interest
Causes someone to feel attracted and want something or do something
Attractive and likely to make you want something
Very attractive in a way that makes people feel interested or want it
Tends to make people feel sexual interest by being suggestive
Sexually attractive in a way that draws attention
Very sexually attractive and pleasing to look at
Having a full, curvy body often seen as sexually attractive
Very sexually attractive
Attractive in a strong, manly way that shows confidence
Having a look that makes someone want to touch your lips
To make other people want to have sex
Causing sexual excitement in people
Attractive in a way that may seem sexual
Antonyms
How Sexy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sexy comes from the basic word sex plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'having'. So it began as 'related to sex' and now describes something 'sexually attractive' or simply exciting and appealing.