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As an adjective, sexual means arising from the fact of being male or female. As a noun, it means a species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
Meanings of sexual
11 meaningsadjective
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.
“Women face sexual discrimination in the workplace.”
biologyCapable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.
Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.
“Giving oral sex is my favorite sexual act.”
Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.
“She's a very sexual woman.”
Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct.
“a sexual innuendo”
“one's sexual preferences”
Having or involving sex
“sexual reproduction”
“sexual spores”
Involved in a sexual relationship
“the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife”
“she had been intimate with many men”
Similar: intimate
Older and rare meanings (2)
lgbtof a personrareExperiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.
obsoletePertaining to the female sex.
noun
biologyA species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
lgbtA person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).