Definitions for sexual
ˈsɛk ʃu əlsex·u·al

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

1. sexual(adj)

   of or relating to or characterized by sexuality

   "sexual orientation"; "sexual distinctions"

2. sexual(adj)

   having or involving sex

   "sexual reproduction"; "sexual spores"

3. intimate, sexual(adj)

   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(4.12 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sexual(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From sexualis, from sexus; see sex.

2. sexual(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From sexualis, from sexus; see sex.

3. sexual(Adjective)

   Of or relating to sexuality.

   Etymology: From sexualis, from sexus; see sex.

Webster Dictionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sexual(adj)

   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

   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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Wade Robson:

   It sounds sick, but when you're first dating somebody, you do a lot of it. if anyone ever found out that we were doing these sexual things, we would go to jail for the rest of our lives.

2. Raul Grijalva:

   The severance did not involve the Office of Compliance and at no time was any allegation of sexual harassment made, and no sexual harassment occurred.

3. Julie Holland:

   You want to talk enough about sex with them that they are comfortable asking you questions about sex and that they don't have shame around themselves as sexual beings, but your sex life is completely private, and they need to learn about privacy and boundaries, definitely.

4. Angelica Wind:

   We can not give power to sexual violence by silencing survivors, how a community responds to a disclosure unequivocally sets the tone as to whether other survivors come out of the shadows.

5. Naledi Pandor:

   It is their right to make that choice and this is recognized worldwide, it can't be that I'm a victim of sexual violence and I cannot make a choice as to my body and my reproductive rights.

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