sexual

Definitions


[ˈsɛkʃʊəl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals
(e.g: she had felt the thrill of a sexual attraction)

- relating to the sexes or to gender
(e.g: sensitivity about sexual stereotypes)

- (of reproduction) involving the fusion of gametes


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus ‘sex’




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