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sexiness

sexiness

10 4.2
A quality that makes someone seem attractive and causes people to want physical closeness
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛksɪnəs/
  • NSFW
translation icon : atractivo sexual
  • It's the kind of sexiness you get from a woman who is strong, sexy, confident, and knows it.
  • exudes sexiness
  • sexiness and beauty
  • sexiness and confidence

But I think there is a beautiful variety between neutrals, bright colors, funky shimmers, like there is a lot of smokiness, sexiness, glamour going on.

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Examples

  • I can recognize beauty and sexiness, but my feelings are platonic.

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  • Her sexiness radiated from her confidence and how she carried herself.

  • Win him back, by showing the sexiness that you got, come on!

  • Their sexiness is an asset they will use against you.

  • I guess I just feel like it strips a little sexiness from our marriage.

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  • Besides, the sexiness of the women and the commanding nature of the men is a marketing strategy.

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  • Yeah, I was intrigued by the sexiness and danger of it.

  • When it comes to sexiness in the makeup department, Jennifer Lopez is basically the top banana.

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  • Meanwhile, in the complex Venn diagram that covers sexiness, men and living, John Legend has just been crowned People's Sexiest Man Alive.

  • Watson displays some surprising gamine sexiness, having shaken off her gawky girl-sorceress phase and emerged a butterfly.

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Synonyms

allure
vssexiness
35 5.6

A strong charm that attracts people like beauty or mystery

is specifically about sexual appeal rather than broad personal charm
attractiveness
vssexiness
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19 3.2

The quality that makes people notice and like someone's looks or character

is narrower, applying only to sexual forms of appeal
sex appeal
vssexiness
  • NSFW
19 3.5

Attractive to other people in a way that makes them want to be physically close

has identical meaning but is the single-word form of the same idea
eroticism
vssexiness
  • NSFW
5 7.9

A quality that makes people feel sexual desire

is more general, naming sexual attractiveness rather than explicit arousal
desirability
vssexiness
  • NSFW
1 6.3

How attractive someone is to other people in a sexual way

is the general sense of sexual attractiveness without gender focus
salaciousness
vssexiness
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A way of acting that uses sexual words and images to shock or excite people

is the neutral quality of sexual attractiveness without obscenity
sultriness
vssexiness
  • NSFW
1 8.4

A way someone looks or speaks that makes others feel attracted to them

is broader, covering sexual attractiveness without strong sensuous emphasis
erotism
vssexiness
  • NSFW
9.7

A feeling of sexual desire and excitement

covers the general quality of sexual attractiveness rather than excitement
temptingness
vssexiness
7.2

A quality that makes people want something and find it hard to refuse

is the basic sexual attractiveness trait rather than general temptation
provocativeness
vssexiness
  • NSFW
7.9

A quality that makes people feel sexual interest

is the general quality of sexual attractiveness, not only suggestion
irresistibleness
vssexiness
7.8

A quality that makes people want something so much they cannot say no

is simply sexual attractiveness without claiming irresistible power

Antonyms

16 1.4

A quality of being unpleasant to look at

The way something looks when people do not find it pleasing

How Sexy

eroticism
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5 7.9
seductive
  • NSFW
56 5.5
sexiness
  • NSFW
10 4.2
attractiveness
  • NSFW
19 3.2
plainness
4.6

Surface Forms

sexiness singular
sexinesses plural

Morphology

sexiness = sexy (transparent) = sex + y + ness

Formed regularly from the adjective 'sexy' with the nominalizing suffix '-ness' to denote the quality or state.

Etymology

Sexiness comes from the simple word sex, which means 'gender' or 'sexual activity'. The ending -y, like in sexy, means 'full of' and -ness turns an adjective into 'the quality of' something, so sexiness is 'the quality of being sexually attractive'.