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... alluringgorgeoushot More arousingattractivebangablebeautifulbeddablebedworthybonablebonerificbuffdeliciousdesirabledoable ↔ Opposites nonsexyprosaicrepellentunalluringunattractiveunsexy Word family Forms sexiersexiest Derived forms adorasexyasexybisexycybersexyintersexypansexysemisexysexilysexinesssexymanshmexysmexy Related forms arousedomfgpleasure Common collocations sexy clothes Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin sex (“six”) + -y, intended as a pun. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sexy **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛk.si/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛk.sɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 2065 ## Meanings 1. Sexually attractive or appealing. 2. Exciting and likely to attract a lot of interest. ## Examples - She felt confident and sexy in her new dress. - The company launched a sexy new phone that everyone wanted. ## Synonyms - arousing - attractive - bangable - beautiful - beddable - bedworthy - bonable - bonerific - buff - delicious - desirable - doable ## Antonyms - nonsexy - prosaic - repellent - unalluring - unattractive - unsexy ## Derived Forms - adorasexy - asexy - bisexy - cybersexy - intersexy - pansexy - semisexy - sexily - sexiness - sexyman - shmexy - smexy ## Related Forms - aroused - omfg - pleasure ## Etymology From Latin sex (“six”) + -y, intended as a pun. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown