See sexless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not having sexual characteristics",
"word": "kjønnsløs"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "not having sexual characteristics",
"word": "kjønnslaus"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not having sexual characteristics",
"word": "bezpłciowy"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bespólyj",
"sense": "not having sexual characteristics",
"word": "беспо́лый"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "not having sexual characteristics",
"word": "bezpohlavný"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezstatévyj",
"sense": "not having sexual characteristics",
"word": "безстате́вий"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "frigíden",
"sense": "not having sexual relations",
"word": "фриги́ден"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not having sexual relations",
"word": "seksitön"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "not having sexual relations",
"word": "bez sexu"
}
],
"word": "sexless"
}
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