asexual
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asexual
- /eɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ UK
- /eɪˈsɛk.sjuː.əl/ UK
- /eɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ US
Rhymes with -ɛkʃuːəl, -ɛkʃuəl
Where it comes from
From a- (“lacking, without”) + -sexual. Piecewise doublet of unsexual.
adjective
- Non-sexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity. The central paradox of Linton's writing was her inability, or unwillingness, to imagine an asexual friendship between women.
- Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex. Many asexual people experience attraction, but feel no need to act out that attraction sexually. Because they don't see a lack of sexual arousal as a problem to be corrected, asexual people focus their energy on enjoying other types of arousal and pleasure.
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Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
Similar: epicene
- Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex. asexual reproduction
Opposite: allosexual
noun asexuals
- A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species. 11.2 Demonstrating the Status of Long-Lived Asexuals … Indeed, if sex has so many advantages, then which special adaptations - if any - allow long-term survival without it? However, the main task of the research teams dealing with such putative ancient asexuals has thus far been to demonstrate that
- A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
- Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing. […] The masculine forms are used to a considerable extent in congruence with etymologically masculine nouns; also with etymologically feminine asexuals; e.g. se stefn L 9, 36; [...] The neuter forms are used with etymologically neuter nouns; with etymologically masculine asexuals; e.g. þ cyrtil L 6,
Opposite: allosexual
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: allosexual
noun
Opposite: allosexual
Translations
Every language
adj having no interest in sex
| Español | asexual |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अलैंगिक alaiṅgik |
| Português | assexual |
| Français | asexuel |
| Deutsch | asexuell |
| Italiano | asessuale, asessuato |
| Ελληνικά | ασεξουαλικός asexoualikós, άφυλος áfylos, άγαμος ágamos |
| Română | asexual |
| Русский | асексуа́льный aseksuálʹnyj |
adj having no distinct sex
| 日本語 | 無性の musei no |
|---|---|
| Português | assexuado |
| Français | asexué, asexuel |
| Deutsch | geschlechtslos |
| Italiano | asessuato |
| Ελληνικά | άφυλος áfylos |
| Русский | беспо́лый bespólyj |
adj without sexual action
| Español | asexual |
|---|---|
| Português | assexual |
| Français | asexué, asexuel |
| Italiano | asessuale, asessuato |
| Ελληνικά | άφυλος áfylos, άγαμος ágamos |
| Română | asexual |
| Русский | беспо́лый bespólyj |
| العربية | لَاجِنْسِيّ lājinsiyy, لَاجِنْسِيَّة lājinsiyya |
noun biology
| العربية | لاجِنْسِيّ lājinsiyy |
|---|
noun a person who does not experience sexual attraction
| Español | asexual |
|---|---|
| Русский | асексуали́ст aseksualíst, асексуа́л aseksuál |
| العربية | لاجنسي |
noun something which does not have a sex
| العربية | لَاجِنْسِيّ lājinsiyy |
|---|
Talk about this word "asexual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/asexual. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. asexual. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/asexual "asexual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asexual.Cite this
@misc{asexual_2026,
title = {asexual},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/asexual},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
