sexuality

[ sek-shoo-al-i-tee or, esp. British, seks-yoo- ]

/ ˌsɛk ʃuˈæl ɪ ti or, esp. British, ˌsɛks yu- /

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noun

sexual character; possession of the structural and functional traits of sex.

recognition of or emphasis upon sexual matters.

involvement in sexual activity.

an organism's preparedness for engaging in sexual activity.

Origin of sexuality

First recorded in 1790–1800; sexual + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM sexuality

an·ti·sex·u·al·i·ty, noun, adjective su·per·sex·u·al·i·ty, noun

Words nearby sexuality

sexual orientation, sexual relations, sexual reproduction, sexual revolution, sexual selection, sexuality, sexualize, sexually transmitted disease, sexually transmitted diseases, sexwale, sexy

Example sentences from the Web for sexuality

Margot Canaday here at Princeton writes on sexuality and American politics.

Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society |Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
A 64-year-old animal trainer, he makes the six-hour round-trip every two weeks to submit to her and explore his sexuality.

Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau |Ian Frisch |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Not to mention the core Christian idea that sexuality is, itself, a necessary evil, and something that must be repressed.

Church Sex Scandals Are Rooted in Theology |Jay Michaelson |December 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He had married, and had an affair, while he was writing Lady Macbeth, and the opera was alive with sexuality.

When Stalin Met Lady Macbeth |Brian Moynahan |November 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

You will not find many people who feel the need to broadcast their sexuality.

China’s Gay Hook-Up App Is a Cash Cow |Charlotte Lytton |November 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He had felt emasculated, nearer to the angels, cleansed of sexuality.

Abbe Mouret's Transgression |Emile Zola
He abhorred the intricacies of sexuality in fiction as strongly as he abhorred modern "sensationalism."

Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II) |Edmund Downey
Sexuality unfolds in an unrestricted set of varieties, escaping some of its natural determination.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
It must suffice to present only the chief events of these, that is the events of sexuality.

Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology |C. G. Jung
Sexuality is not absent in the child, it is merely different, being unorganized and imperfectly adapted to its later functions.

Studies in Forensic Psychiatry |Bernard Glueck

British Dictionary definitions for sexuality

sexuality

/ (ˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ) /

noun

the state or quality of being sexual

preoccupation with or involvement in sexual matters

the possession of sexual potency

Medical definitions for sexuality

sexuality

[ sĕk′shōō-ăl′ĭ-tē ]

n.

The condition of being characterized and distinguished by sex.

Concern with or interest in sexual activity.

Sexual character or potency.

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