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.

   Etymology: From sexualis, from sexus; see sex.

2. sexualnoun

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

   Etymology: From sexualis, from sexus; see sex.

3. sexualadjective

   Of or relating to sexuality.

   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

   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. Raphael Chiche:

   Chris Brown affirms that there was no sexual relationship with the complainant.

2. Dawn Laguens:

   This is a new low for anti-abortion extremists; 200,000 people a day count on Planned Parenthood's website for accurate health information, blocking people from accessing information on the full range of sexual and reproductive health -- including birth control, sexually transmitted infections, healthy relationships, parenting and preventive care -- only shows how far opponents of safe and legal abortion will go.

3. The New Yorker.Newly:

   This tape leaves no question as to whether R. Kelly is guilty of multiple sexual, illegal acts against a 14-year-old girl.

4. Jessica Kahn:

   One explanation for the findings is that girls who are vaccinated receive education about sexual health and prevention which decreases riskier behaviors.

5. Evelyn Yang:

   It started with inappropriate questions around how intimate I was with my husband, sexual activity, just very inappropriate probing questions that were unrelated to my health.

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