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sexless

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛksləs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(seks′lis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sex•less  (seks′lis),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having or seeming to have no sex;
    neuter.
  2. having or seeming to have no sexual desires.
  3. Sex and Genderhaving no sex appeal;
    sexually uninteresting.
  • sex + -less 1590–1600
sex′less•ly, adv. 
sex′less•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sexless /ˈsɛkslɪs/ adj
  1. having or showing no sexual differentiation
  2. having no sexual desires
  3. sexually unattractive
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sex /sɛks/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. either the female or male division of a species:[countable]What sex is your kitten?
  2. all the differences by which the female and the male are distinguished;
    gender:[uncountable]discrimination on the basis of sex.
  3. the attraction drawing one sex toward another:[uncountable]emphasis on sex in movies.
  4. Medicinesexual intercourse :premarital sex.
Idioms
  1. Medicine, Idioms have sex, to engage in sexual intercourse.

sex•less, adj. See -sect-.

sex-, prefix. 
  1. sex- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "six'':sexpartite (= having six parts or divisions).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sex  (seks),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. either the male or female division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions.
  2. the sum of the structural and functional differences by which the male and female are distinguished, or the phenomena or behavior dependent on these differences.
  3. the instinct or attraction drawing one sex toward another, or its manifestation in life and conduct.
  4. Medicinecoitus.
  5. Medicinegenitalia.
  6. Medicine to have sex, to engage in sexual intercourse.

v.t. 
  1. Animal Husbandryto ascertain the sex of, esp. of newly-hatched chicks.
  2. sex up, [Informal.]
    • to arouse sexually:The only intent of that show was to sex up the audience.
    • to increase the appeal of;
      to make more interesting, attractive, or exciting:We've decided to sex up the movie with some battle scenes.
  • Latin sexus, perh. akin to secāre to divide (see section)
  • Middle English 1350–1400

sex  (seks),USA pronunciation adj. [Latin.]
  1. Foreign Termssix.

sex-, 
  1. a combining form, occurring in loanwords from Latin, meaning "six'' (sexagenary);
    on this model used in the formation of compound words:sexpartite.
Also, sexi-. 
  • Latin, combining form of sex six

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