Synonyms for sexual

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sek-shoo-uh l or, esp. British, seks-yoo-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛk ʃu əl or, esp. British, ˈsɛks yu-

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Définition of sexual

Origin : 1650s, "of or pertaining to the fact of being male or female," from Late Latin sexualis "relating to sex," from Latin sexus (see sex (n.)). Meaning "pertaining to copulation or generation" is from 1766; sexual intercourse attested by 1778; sexual orientation by 1967; sexual harassment by 1975. Sexual revolution attested by 1962. Sexual politics is from 1970. Related: Sexually.

adj concerning reproduction, intercourse

Example sentences :

It was social inequality which gave rise to sexual vices as to all the other vices.
Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka

What result will her freedom have on the sexual relationships?
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Woman is the predominant partner in the sexual relationship.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

It is in the sexual passions we must seek the origins of all social growth.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

She is also much more constant than man from the sexual point of view.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

In the lower organisms, love consists only in sexual instinct or appetite.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

The power exercised by sexual passion in such cases is terrible.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

Alcohol especially facilitates the degeneration of sexual life.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

Prudery is, so to speak, sexual modesty codified and dogmatized.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

First of all, love appears to be usually kindled by the sexual appetite.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

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