"sexiness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sexinesses [plural]
Etymology: From sexy + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sexy|ness}} sexy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} sexiness (usually uncountable, plural sexinesses)
  1. The state or quality of being sexy, of possessing the traits of sexual appeal. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (state or quality of being sexy): сексапилност (seksapilnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 性感 (xìnggǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), sexiness [common-gender] (Dutch), sexyheid [common-gender] (Dutch), seksikkyys (Finnish), Sexiness [feminine] (German), Sexyheit [also, colloquial, feminine] (German), kynþokki [masculine] (Icelandic), gnéasúlacht (Irish), mealltacht [feminine] (Irish), meallacacht [feminine] (Irish)

Inflected forms

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