Synonyms for sexual

Most common

erotic · sexed · intimate · feminine

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Adjective

Antonyms

asexual, platonic

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.

   Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace.

Related words

Word family

sexuality sexualize sex

Phrases

sexual intercourse sexual congress sexual union sexual relation sexual partner have sexual relations sexual abuse sexual act

Example sentences

• erotic She was an intelligent woman with an erotic aura.
• intimate Sami had intimate knowledge of Layla's daily life.
• feminine Cat is masculine in Berber and feminine in German.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

sexy²

5 letters

sexed¹

6 letters

erotic³

8 letters

intimate³, feminine³

9 letters

zedsexual

10 letters

allosexual

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sexy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

sexuel

Italiano

sessuale

Deutsch

sexuell