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sexual

/ˈsɛkʃuəl/

sexualadjective

more sexual

Comp.

most sexual

Super.

Translations

The study focused on sexual differences in behavior.

Исследование было сосредоточено на половых различиях в поведении.

The movie had a lot of sexual content.

В фильме было много сексуального контента.

Definitions

Relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate relations between individuals.

The novel explores the sexual tension between the two main characters.

Relating to or characteristic of the differences between the sexes (male and female) or to gender as a category.

The researchers examined sexual dimorphism in bird plumage.

Involving or relating to reproduction that occurs through the fusion of gametes (as opposed to asexual reproduction).

Sexual reproduction is widespread among flowering plants.

Synonyms

sexualnoun

sexuals

/ˈsɛkʃuəl/

Used chiefly in entomology for reproductively capable individuals (e.g., winged ants).

Definitions

A reproductively capable individual in a colony of social insects, especially ants or termites.

The colony produced winged sexuals during the summer nuptial flight.

A person who experiences sexual attraction, as distinguished from an asexual individual.

Asexual people may date sexuals without feeling physical desire.