sexuality
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sexuality
- /sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/ UK
- /sɛk.sjuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/ UK
- /sɛk.ʃuˈæ.lə.ti/ US
Rhymes with -ælɪti
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from New Latin sexuālitās. By surface analysis, sexual + -ity.
noun sexualities
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The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.
Sexuality, then, is related to both biological sex and gender, and simultaneously is quite distinct from them. […] We employ sexuality to refer to all kinds of sexual relations, including sexual activities, eroticism, sexual identities, sexual meanings, and sexual politics.
Opposite: asexuality
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Sexual activity; concern with, or interest in, sexual activity.
[W]hen adults with mild mental retardation are allowed to express their sexuality in appropriate ways, they are, in general, competent in terms of biological capability, sexual desire, and the psychological significance they attribute to sexual behavior[…]. However, they typically lack basic informa
Opposite: asexuality
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Sexual potency.
As his sexual activity is aggressive, so he is interested in display and in manifestation of his sexuality, if not directly, then in contest against other men. And the whole of his life manifests his inner need to take initiative.
Opposite: asexuality
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Sexual orientation.
[T]his prospective gay adoptive father chose not to disclose his sexuality to the caseworker who interviewed him at his home, rather than admit that he was a gay man, in order to avoid being told he could not adopt.
Opposite: asexuality
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Sexual identity, gender.
Opposite: asexuality
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sex, gender, sexual, homosexuality, sexually, nature, citizenship, nationality, orientation, sexual orientation, sexual identity, libido, sex drive, eroticism, sensuality, sexiness
Translations
Every language
noun that which is characterized or distinguished by sex
| 한국어 | 성별 seongbyeol |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 性別 seibetsu, セクシュアリティ sekushuariti |
| 中文 | 性別 /性别 xìngbié |
| Português | sexualidade |
| Deutsch | Sexualität |
| Ελληνικά | σεξουαλικότητα sexoualikótita |
| Română | sexualitate |
| Русский | разли́чие поло́в razlíčije polóv, пол pol |
| العربية | جِنْسِيَّة jinsiyya |
noun sexual activity
| Español | sexualidad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 性活動 /性活动 |
| Português | sexualidade |
| Français | sexualité |
| Deutsch | Sexualität |
| Română | sexualitate |
| Русский | сексуа́льная акти́вность sɛksuálʹnaja aktívnostʹ |
noun concern with or interest in sexual activity
| Español | sexualidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성욕 seong'yok |
| 日本語 | 性欲 seiyoku |
| 中文 | 性慾 /性欲 xìngyù |
| Português | sexualidade |
| Français | sexualité |
| Deutsch | Sexualität |
| Italiano | sessualità |
| Română | sexualitate |
| Русский | сексуа́льность sɛksuálʹnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tình dục |
| العربية | جِنْسِيَّة jinsiyya |
| עברית | מִינִיּוּת miniyút |
noun sexual potency
| Română | sexualitate, virilitate |
|---|---|
| Русский | полова́я поте́нция polovája potɛ́ncija |
noun sexual identity
| 한국어 | 성별 seongbyeol |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 性別 seibetsu |
| 中文 | 性別 /性别 xìngbié |
| Français | sexe, sexualité |
| Deutsch | Geschlecht, Geschlechtlichkeit |
| Ελληνικά | σεξουαλικότητα sexoualikótita |
| Română | identitate sexuală |
| Русский | полова́я иденти́чность polovája idɛntíčnostʹ, пол pol |
| العربية | جِنْس jins, هُوِيَّة جِنْسِيَّة |
Talk about this word "sexuality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sexuality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sexuality. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sexuality "sexuality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sexuality.Cite this
@misc{sexuality_2026,
title = {sexuality},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sexuality},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
