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sexual

  • adjective
  • sex·ual
  • /sɛk.ʃuː.əl/

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.

Example

“Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace.”

Other meanings

  1. Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.

  2. Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.

    “Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.”

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “sexual” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.