sexual

ca-adj

sexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural sexuals)

Borrowed from Latin sexuālis. First attested in 1839.


sexual

Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace.

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

(biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.

Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.

One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.

2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:

Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.

She's a very sexual woman.

We don't often think of Jesus as a sexual person, but He certainly was not asexual. He was not just God on earth. He was fully human and […] He was sexual, single, and celibate.

Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.

a sexual innuendo

one's sexual preferences

Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct.

[…] “You know, there are asexuals with sexual partners.” His ears flicked, and he grinned. “There's things both of us can try to do[…]”

2016, Kyell Gold, Black Angel, Kyell Gold, →ISBN:

Izzy tells me that at her high school the most useful distinction is not between heterosexuals and homosexuals but between those who are sexual and those who are not. The abstainers call themselves “aces,” short for “asexuals.”

2017, T. T. Monday, Double Switch, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, →ISBN, page 98:

(LGBTQ, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.

[T]he inquiry is whether she have reason or not. If she have, which, for a moment, I will take for granted, she was not created merely to be the solace of man, and the sexual should not destroy the human character.

1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, “Observations on the State of Degradation to which Woman is Reduced by Various Causes”, in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1792, →OCLC, page 112:

(obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex.

en-adj

sexual (comparative more sexual, superlative most sexual)

more sexual (comparative)
most sexual (superlative)

sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts

Japanese: セクシャル (sekusharu)

սեռային

of or relating to the sex of an organism

seksuel

of or relating to sexual orientation, identity or preferences

Etymology tree
Latin sexus
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin sexuālisbor.
English sexual
From Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”), equivalent to sex + -ual.


sexual

(biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.

The findings suggest that asexuality is best conceptualized as a lack of sexual attraction; however, asexuals varied greatly in their experience of sexual response and behavior. Asexuals partnered with sexuals acknowledged having to 'negotiate' sexual activity.

2012, Issues in Sexuality and Sexual Behavior Research: 2011 Edition, ScholarlyEditions, →ISBN:

In this article we use absence of sexual attraction to others as a definition but recognise that this definition is contested. […] [A survey] was also advertised online (without explicitly mentioning asexuality in the advert), thus aiming to reach a mixture of asexuals and sexuals.

2015, Mark Carrigan, Kristina Gupta, Todd G. Morrison, Asexuality and Sexual Normativity: An Anthology, Routledge, →ISBN, page 11:

(LGBTQ) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).


sexual

de-adj

sexual (strong nominative masculine singular sexualer, comparative sexualer, superlative am sexualsten)

sexualer (masculine nominative singular strong)
sexualer (comparative)
am sexualsten (superlative)
sexual (masculine predicative singular)
sexual (feminine predicative singular)
sexual (neuter predicative singular)
sexual (plural predicative)
sexualer (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
sexuale (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
sexuales (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
sexuale (nominative plural strong without-article)
sexualen (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
sexualer (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
sexualen (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
sexualer (genitive plural strong without-article)
sexualem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
sexualer (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
sexualem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
sexualen (dative plural strong without-article)
sexualen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
sexuale (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
sexuales (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
sexuale (accusative plural strong without-article)
der sexuale (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die sexuale (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das sexuale (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die sexualen (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des sexualen (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der sexualen (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des sexualen (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der sexualen (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem sexualen (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der sexualen (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem sexualen (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den sexualen (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den sexualen (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die sexuale (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das sexuale (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die sexualen (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein sexualer (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine sexuale (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein sexuales (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
sexualen (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine sexualen (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines sexualen (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer sexualen (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines sexualen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
sexualen (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner sexualen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem sexualen (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer sexualen (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem sexualen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
sexualen (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen sexualen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen sexualen (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine sexuale (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein sexuales (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
sexualen (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine sexualen (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
sexualer (comparative masculine predicative singular)
sexualer (comparative feminine predicative singular)
sexualer (comparative neuter predicative singular)
sexualer (comparative plural predicative)
sexualerer (comparative masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
sexualere (comparative feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
sexualeres (comparative neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
sexualere (comparative nominative plural strong without-article)
sexualeren (comparative genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
sexualerer (comparative feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
sexualeren (comparative genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
sexualerer (comparative genitive plural strong without-article)
sexualerem (comparative dative masculine singular strong without-article)
sexualerer (comparative dative feminine singular strong without-article)
sexualerem (comparative dative neuter singular strong without-article)
sexualeren (comparative dative plural strong without-article)
sexualeren (accusative comparative masculine singular strong without-article)
sexualere (accusative comparative feminine singular strong without-article)
sexualeres (accusative comparative neuter singular strong without-article)
sexualere (accusative comparative plural strong without-article)
der sexualere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die sexualere (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das sexualere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die sexualeren (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des sexualeren (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der sexualeren (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des sexualeren (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der sexualeren (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem sexualeren (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der sexualeren (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem sexualeren (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den sexualeren (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den sexualeren (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die sexualere (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das sexualere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die sexualeren (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein sexualerer (comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine sexualere (comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein sexualeres (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
sexualeren (comparative indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine sexualeren (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines sexualeren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer sexualeren (comparative feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines sexualeren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
sexualeren (comparative genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner sexualeren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem sexualeren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer sexualeren (comparative dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem sexualeren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
sexualeren (comparative dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen sexualeren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen sexualeren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine sexualere (accusative comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein sexualeres (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
sexualeren (accusative comparative indefinite mixed plural)
keine sexualeren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
am sexualsten (masculine predicative singular superlative)
am sexualsten (feminine predicative singular superlative)
am sexualsten (neuter predicative singular superlative)
am sexualsten (plural predicative superlative)
sexualster (masculine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualste (feminine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualstes (neuter nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualste (nominative plural strong superlative without-article)
sexualsten (genitive masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualster (feminine genitive singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualsten (genitive neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualster (genitive plural strong superlative without-article)
sexualstem (dative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualster (dative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualstem (dative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualsten (dative plural strong superlative without-article)
sexualsten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualste (accusative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualstes (accusative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
sexualste (accusative plural strong superlative without-article)
der sexualste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
die sexualste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
das sexualste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
die sexualsten (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
des sexualsten (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der sexualsten (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
des sexualsten (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
der sexualsten (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
dem sexualsten (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der sexualsten (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
dem sexualsten (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
den sexualsten (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
den sexualsten (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
die sexualste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
das sexualste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
die sexualsten (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
ein sexualster (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular superlative)
eine sexualste (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular superlative)
ein sexualstes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular superlative)
sexualsten (indefinite mixed nominative plural superlative)
keine sexualsten (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural superlative)
eines sexualsten (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer sexualsten (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
eines sexualsten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
sexualsten (genitive indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keiner sexualsten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einem sexualsten (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer sexualsten (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
einem sexualsten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
sexualsten (dative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keinen sexualsten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einen sexualsten (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
eine sexualste (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ein sexualstes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
sexualsten (accusative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keine sexualsten (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)


sexual

head

sexual m (feminine singular sexuala, masculine plural sexuals, feminine plural sexualas)

sexuala (feminine singular)
sexuals (masculine plural)
sexualas (feminine plural)


sexual

pt-adj

sexual m or f (plural sexuais, comparable, comparative mais sexual, superlative o mais sexual or sexualíssimo)

sexuais (plural)
mais sexual (comparative)
o mais sexual (superlative)
sexualíssimo (superlative)

Learned borrowing from Latin sexuālis. By surface analysis, sexo + -ual.


sexual

ro-adj

sexual m or n (feminine singular sexuală, masculine plural sexuali, feminine and neuter plural sexuale)

sexuală (feminine singular)
sexuali (masculine plural)
sexuale (feminine neuter plural)
sexual (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
sexuală (feminine indefinite singular)
sexuali (indefinite masculine singular)
sexuale (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
sexualul (definite masculine neuter singular)
sexuala (definite feminine singular)
sexualii (definite masculine singular)
sexualele (definite feminine neuter plural)
sexuale (feminine indefinite singular)
sexualului (definite masculine neuter singular)
sexualei (definite feminine singular)
sexualilor (definite masculine singular)
sexualelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

From Latin sexuālis. By surface analysis, sex + -ual.


sexual

sexual (pertaining to the sex of an organism)

sexual (pertaining to sexual orientation or identity)

sexual (characterized by sexual feelings or behaviors)

es-adj

sexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural sexuales)