nonsexual
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4.8
- adjective
- /nɒnˈsɛkʃuəl/
- But now they tried to fall in love with the nonsexual parts of the world, the details that they had never noticed before.
- nonsexual behavior
- nonsexual relationships
- nonsexual aggression
Examples
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Explicit data on the numbers of such nonsexual encounters were not obtained.
Academic text (1990) -
Specifically, affectionate behavior would be most expected and evaluated most positively when it is clearly nonsexual.
Academic text (2000) -
Only one interaction was obviously sexual, thereby making the Christmas parade a very nonsexual event.
Academic text (1999) -
Whether they engaged in premarital sexual activities or not, almost all women publicly claimed that their relationships were nonsexual.
Academic text (2006) -
The potential partners engage in ritual eating, drinking, dancing, presentation of gifts, and participation in mutually enjoyable nonsexual activities.
Fiction book (2001) -
Responses related to enjoyable nonsexual interaction and promotion of relationship intimacy were collapsed to represent positive social outcomes.
Academic text (1998) -
Instead, it's the totally nonsexual, non-romantic relationship between Caroline and Stefan Salvatore.
Blog text (12) -
When women are socially defined primarily in terms of their reproductive function, even nonsexual behaviors can affect their moral reputations.
Academic text (2004) -
Nonsexual behaviors examined were smoking cigarettes, getting drunk, smoking marijuana, stealing property, and vandalizing property.
Academic text (2000) -
Many people find great joy in forming close, nonsexual friendships that are deeply fulfilling.
Synonyms
3
6.4
Not involving sexual activity, for example when plants or fungi reproduce without sex
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6.6
Not causing sexual feelings
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6.3
Does not relate to or cause sexual interest
Antonyms
How Sexual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonsexual is made of the prefix non- meaning 'not' and sexual from sex, meaning 'relating to sex', so it means 'not involving sex'. Think of non- in nonstop or nonsense: it simply means 'not', so a nonsexual touch or friendship has no sexual purpose.