sexy

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsɛk.si/ UK /ˈsɛk.sɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2065

Meanings

1

adj
Sexually attractive or appealing.

She felt confident and sexy in her new dress.
2

adj
Exciting and likely to attract a lot of interest.

The company launched a sexy new phone that everyone wanted.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · sexually attractive or... alluring gorgeous hot

More arousing attractivebangablebeautifulbeddablebedworthybonablebonerificbuff delicious desirable doable

Opposites

nonsexyprosaic repellent unalluring unattractiveunsexy

Word family

Forms sexiersexiest

Derived forms adorasexyasexybisexycybersexyintersexypansexysemisexysexilysexinesssexymanshmexysmexy

Related forms arousedomfgpleasure

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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sexy clothes
garments intended or considered to be sexually attractive

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin sex (“six”) + -y, intended as a pun.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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