asexuality

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌeɪsɛkʃuˈæləti/ UK /ˌeɪsɛksjuˈæləti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the condition of lacking sexual attraction or reproductive sexual organs

The lecture distinguished asexuality from mere abstinence.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the condition of lacking... nonsexuality

Opposites

sexuality

Word family

Related forms asexual sexual sexuality sex

Etymology

From asexual (a-, 'without', + sexual) plus -ity. The prefix a- is from Ancient Greek, and sexual derives from Late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus ('sex').

sexus Latin a- Old English

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# asexuality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌeɪsɛkʃuˈæləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌeɪsɛksjuˈæləti/

## Meanings
1. the condition of lacking sexual attraction or reproductive sexual organs

## Examples
- The lecture distinguished asexuality from mere abstinence.

## Synonyms
- nonsexuality

## Antonyms
- sexuality

## Related Forms
- asexual
- sexual
- sexuality
- sex

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sexus
- Root: a-

## Etymology
From asexual (a-, 'without', + sexual) plus -ity. The prefix a- is from Ancient Greek, and sexual derives from Late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus ('sex').

## AI Etymology
asexuality comes from asexual (a-, 'without', + sexual) plus -ity. The prefix a- is from Ancient Greek, and sexual derives from Late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus ('sex'). Morphologically, the word is transparent: -ity is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the noun sense is "the condition of lacking sexual attraction or reproductive sexual organs", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as asexual, sexual, sexuality, sex, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin sexus, Ancient Greek a-, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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