sexual
pronunciation
How to pronounce sexual in British English:
UK [ˈsekʃuəl]
How to pronounce sexual in American English:
US [ˈsekʃuəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characterized by sexuality
- having or involving sex
- involved in a sexual relationship
Word Origin
- sexual (adj.)
- 1650s, "of or pertaining to the fact of being male or female," from Late Latin sexualis "relating to sex," from Latin sexus (see sex (n.)). Meaning "pertaining to copulation or generation" is from 1766; sexual intercourse attested by 1778; sexual orientation by 1967; sexual harassment by 1975. Sexual revolution attested by 1962. Sexual politics is from 1970. Related: Sexually.
Example
- 1. This sequence helps awaken his sexual energy .
- 2. Obviously , the sexual climate was very different in 1974 .
- 3. One needs sexual stimulation for the drug to work .
- 4. It reflects contempt and rejection of men 's real and natural sexual disposition .
- 5. However , nothing was what they might get , despite the persistence of sexual inequality throughout the century .