"sex symbol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sex symbols [plural]
Etymology: 1871 used in Anthropology, first applied to a person in 1959 (Marilyn Monroe). Head templates: {{en-noun}} sex symbol (plural sex symbols)
  1. A person who embodies the sexual ideals of a mass audience. Categories (topical): Appearance, People, Sex Translations (person who embodies sexual ideals): sex symbol [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 大眾情人 (Chinese Mandarin), 大众情人 (dàzhòng qíngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), seksisymboli (Finnish), sex-symbol [masculine] (French), sexe-symbole [masculine] (French), Sexsymbol [neuter] (German), réalta ghnéasach (Irish), sekssimbols [masculine] (Latvian), sex symbol [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), símbolo sexual [masculine] (Portuguese), símbolo sexual [masculine] (Spanish), sexsymbol [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "sex symbol"
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      "sense": "person who embodies sexual ideals",
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      "sense": "person who embodies sexual ideals",
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