sexual

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US /sɛk.ʃu.əl/ UK /sɛk.ʃuː.əl/ See IPA manual

adj Freq #2084

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to physical attraction or activity between people.

The film deals with sexual relationships in a frank way.
2

adj
Relating to whether someone is male or female.

Sexual reproduction requires two parents.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to physical... intimate

Word family

Forms unsexual

Derived forms androsexualantisexualasexualautosexualbisexualchemosexualcissexualconsexualcontrasexualcosexualcybersexualdemisexual

Related forms sex

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séksusder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”), equivalent to sex + -ual. By surface analysis, sex- + -u- + -al.

sexuālis Latin

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# sexual

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** sɛk.ʃu.əl
**IPA (UK):** sɛk.ʃuː.əl
**Frequency rank:** 2084

## Meanings
1. Relating to physical attraction or activity between people.
2. Relating to whether someone is male or female.

## Examples
- The film deals with sexual relationships in a frank way.
- Sexual reproduction requires two parents.

## Derived Forms
- androsexual
- antisexual
- asexual
- autosexual
- bisexual
- chemosexual
- cissexual
- consexual
- contrasexual
- cosexual
- cybersexual
- demisexual

## Related Forms
- sex

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sexuālis

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séksusder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”), equivalent to sex + -ual. By surface analysis, sex- + -u- + -al.

## AI Etymology
The etymological chain for sexual runs Proto-Indo-European *sek- derived into Proto-Indo-European *séksusder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- derived into? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”), equivalent to sex + -ual. By surface analysis, sex- + -u- + -al. Important forms in the word's history include Latin sexuālis. In current use it includes senses such as Relating to physical attraction or activity between people and Relating to whether someone is male or female.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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