Definitions for sexual
ˈsɛk ʃu əlsex·u·al

Princeton's WordNet(3.57 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sexualadjective

   of or relating to or characterized by sexuality

   "sexual orientation"; "sexual distinctions"

2. sexualadjective

   having or involving sex

   "sexual reproduction"; "sexual spores"

3. intimate, sexualadjective

   involved in a sexual relationship

   "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"; "he touched her intimate parts"

Wiktionary(4.11 / 10 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sexualnoun

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

2. sexualnoun

   A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex .

3. sexualadjective

   Of or relating to sexuality.

4. Etymology: From sexualis, from sexus; see sex.

Webster Dictionary(3.17 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sexualadjective

   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; as, sexual characteristics; sexual intercourse, connection, or commerce; sexual desire; sexual diseases; sexual generation

2. Etymology: [L. sexualis, fr. sexus sex: cf. F. sexuel.]

Freebase(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sexual

   "Sexual" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's a single and the fifth track from the album Love, Peace & Money. The song is narrated by a man, who tries to hit on a woman, warning her that his intentions are purely sexual, nothing romantic.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sexual' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1465

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sexual' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3261

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sexual' in Adjectives Frequency: #176

How to pronounce sexual?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sexual in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sexual in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sexual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of sexual in a Sentence

1. Dan Gainor:

   It’s a nationwide social experiment putting college students at risk, if you commit crimes – sexual assault, domestic violence and others – we have a right to know and decide whether we want to associate with you.

2. Gabe Feldman:

   For a variety of reasons, the NCAA is limited in what it can do, it’s limited by what its rules say it can do, it’s not the NCAA saying we care about an improper benefit of $1,000 more than we care about sexual assault. It’s our jurisdiction covers the improper benefits. It doesn’t cover these other areas.

3. Brie Larson:

   I had to stay out of the sun to get rather pale, i went on a restrictive diet ... and worked with a trauma specialist to talk about how the brain would organize itself around the sexual abuse and being trapped in a room that long but it didn't stick to me.

4. Kevin Sorbo:

   Look at the stuff Hollywood puts out, there are tons of movies that are highly sexual and violent… Do we really want six or seven year-old kids watching stuff like that? So there is a huge audience out there and I know Hollywood and New York like to call them the ‘fly-over’ states but there are millions of people living in those states and those people do live by standards and they do live by morals and whether they are biblical or not.

5. Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah:

   This is the kind of impact I'm interested in having, it's always been a fear that people would think about Adventures as a site for titillation, and that wasn't my intention. Of course in reading about sex and sexuality it's natural to get turned on, and of course we write stories that are sexy, but for me that wasn't the point. The point is women need to know they have a right to sexual pleasure.

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