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sexual - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sexual' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sexual [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex; peculiar to the distinction and office of male or female; relating to the distinctive genital organs of the sexes; proceeding from, or based upon, sex; as, sexual characteristics; sexual intercourse, connection, or commerce; sexual desire; sexual diseases; sexual generation.

Meaning of 'sexual' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sexual [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or characterized by sexuality
Example in sentence:
  • sexual distinctions;
  • sexual orientation
Meaning (2):
- having or involving sex
Example in sentence:
  • sexual reproduction;
  • sexual spores
3 . sexual [ s]
Meaning (3):
- involved in a sexual relationship
Example in sentence:
  • she had been intimate with many men;
  • the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife