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sexual adjective [ ˈsɛkʃʊəl ]

• relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals.
• "she had felt the thrill of a sexual attraction"
Similar: carnal, erotic, coital, venereal, sensual,
• relating to the two sexes or to gender.
• "sensitivity about sexual stereotypes"
• (of reproduction) involving the fusion of gametes.
Origin: mid 17th century: from late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus ‘sex’.


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