Sexual

What do we mean by sexual?

Relating to, involving, or characteristic of sex or sexuality, or the sex organs and their functions. adjective

Relating to the sexes or to gender. adjective

Relating to, involving, or being reproduction characterized by the union of male and female gametes. adjective

Able to reproduce in this way; fertile. adjective

Of or pertaining to sex or the sexes in general: as, sexual characteristics.

Distinctive of sex, whether male or female; peculiar to or characteristic of either sex; genital: as, sexual organs: the sexual system.

Of the two sexes; done by means of the two sexes; reproductive: as, sexual intercourse; sexual reproduction.

Peculiar to or affecting the sexes or organs of sex; venereal: as, sexual disease or malformation.

Having sex: sexed; separated into two sexes; monœcious: the opposite of asexual: as a sexual animal.

Such degree of affinity between the sexes of different species as enables these species to interbreed or hybridize.

In botany, a system of classification founded on the distinction of sexes in plants, as male and female. Also called sexual method, artificial system, Linnean system. See Linnean.

Of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex; peculiar to the distinction and office of male or female; relating to the distinctive genital organs of the sexes; proceeding from, or based upon, sex. adjective

The condition of having one of the sexes existing in two forms, or varieties, differing in color, size, etc., as in many species of butterflies which have two kinds of females. adjective

A method of classification proposed by Linnæus, founded mainly on difference in number and position of the stamens and pistils of plants. adjective

The selective preference of one sex for certain characteristics in the other, such as bright colors, musical notes, etc.; also, the selection which results from certain individuals of one sex having more opportunities of pairing with the other sex, on account of greater activity, strength, courage, etc.; applied likewise to that kind of evolution which results from such sexual preferences. adjective

Of or relating to having sex, sexual acts and sexual reproduction. adjective

Of or relating to gender. adjective

Of or relating to sexuality. adjective

Of or relating to sexual orientations, sexual identity or preferences with respect to sexual intercourse adjective

A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.

A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).

Words that are spelled similarly to sexual:
sexual, asexual, sequal, esexual.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word sexual:
dimorphism, intercourse, arousal, harassment, orientation, orgasm, asexual, abuse, fantasies, maturity, misconduct, exploitation, heterosexual, dysfunction, reproduction, assault, rape, sexuality, homosexual, favors, pornography, homosexuality, reproductive, bisexual, desires, penetration, sex, stimulation, gender, minors, erotic, prostitution, violence, mating, desire, pleasure, discrimination, consent, satisfaction, lesbian, advances, minorities, attraction, behavior, identity, relationships, activity, encounter, addiction, trafficking, lgbt, preference, hiv, allegations, organs, slavery, behaviour, attitudes, gay, scandal, crimes, pregnancy, victim, victims, partners, relations, acts, relationship, emotional, incidents, selection, tension, disorder, equality, women, male, psychological, prevention, conduct, practices, contact, female, feelings, marriage, aids, content, engage, involving, romantic, child, partner, experiences.

Words that rhyme with sexual:
bisexual.

Adjectives that are often used to describe sexual:
psycho, socio, non, physical, social, anti, child, secondary, internal, female, total, teenage, completeness, precocious, specific, counselor, excessive, law, childhood, primary, marital, common, pre, inhibited.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective sexual:
abuse, intercourse, activity, behavior, relations, harassment, orientation, desire, assault, relationship, identity, reproduction, relationships, contact, dysfunction, organs, pleasure, experience, partners, difference, act, arousal, selection, development, behaviour, violence, maturity, activities, problems, function, practices, feelings, excitement, dimorphism, attraction, division, desires, partner, matters, interest, freedom, satisfaction, expression, experiences, acts, love, morality, gratification, union, revolution, exploitation, politics, differentiation, behaviors, fantasies, response, encounters, characteristics, preference, needs, functioning, instinct, drive, energy, intimacy, encounter, passion, maturation, differences, conduct, advances, attitudes, stimulation, impulses, promiscuity, appetite, misconduct, equality, aggression, immorality, offenders, impulse, cycle, abstinence, mores, performance, tension, characters, health, assaults, object, perversion, dysfunctions, contacts, repression.

Words that sound like sexual:
sexual, sexually, sectional, so cruel, bisexual, sexualize, seckel, sexualise, sexual love, sectile, sexual urge, seconal, sekel, secle, sickle, suckle, sicle, sicl, sickel, sichel, sex cell, cicl, sequel, sequal, cycle, section, social, socal, cycl, victual, sectionals, psychical, sacral, lectual, sokol, socl, sessional, socle, siecle, sociale, sakal, saccule, sectoral, caecal, secchia, aspectual, sextile, psychal, secale, sectral, psychol, sectionally, sektion, setchell, subshell, factual, secular, effectual, tactual, sectioning, cellule, soquel, sockwell, actuel, cereal, signal, serial, suction, seashell, sequoia, cyclical, cerial, sigil, sea shell, sigel, sequoyah, sequoya, sick call, cilial, succinyl, sokaiya, circle, satchel, asexual, sachel, pansexual, sagal, cercle, circal, bisexuals, sackful, ceryl, cercal, sakia, ceca, eschewal, sackable, nonsexual, ceryle, cxl.