sexual
/sɛk.ʃəl/
UK: /sɛk.sju.əl/
sɛk · ʃəl (2 syllables)
English
Adj Top 2,101
American (Lessac)
(medium)
Female
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American (Amy)
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Female
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American (Ryan)
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Male
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Definition
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séksusder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”), equivalent to sex + -ual.
Example Sentences
- "Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace."
- "Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act."
- "One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence."
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