US /ˈsɛk.si/ UK /ˈsɛk.sɪ/
adj Freq #2065

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Sexually attractive or appealing.

    She felt confident and sexy in her new dress.

  2. 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... alluringgorgeoushot
More arousingattractivebangablebeautifulbeddablebedworthybonablebonerificbuffdeliciousdesirabledoable
Opposites
Word family
Forms sexiersexiest
Derived forms adorasexyasexybisexycybersexyintersexypansexysemisexysexilysexinesssexymanshmexysmexy
Related forms arousedomfgpleasure

Etymology

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

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