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risque
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French risqué.
Pronunciation
Adjective
risque (comparative more risque, superlative most risque)
- (US) Alternative form of risqué
Etymology 2
Noun
risque (plural risques)
- Obsolete spelling of risk
Anagrams
- Squier, Squire, quires, squier, squire
French
Etymology
From Middle French risque (first attested in 1578), borrowed from Old Italian risco (modern Italian rischio).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?isk/
Noun
risque m (plural risques)
- risk
- Synonym: danger m
Derived terms
Descendants
- Turkish: risk
Verb
risque
- first-person singular present indicative of risquer
- third-person singular present indicative of risquer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of risquer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of risquer
- second-person singular imperative of risquer
Further reading
- “risque” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- quiers, requis
Portuguese
Verb
risque
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of riscar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of riscar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of riscar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of riscar
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sexual
English
Etymology
From Latin sexu?lis, from sexus (“sex”); see sex.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s?k?u?l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?k?u?l/, /?s?ksju?l/
- Rhymes: -?k?u?l
Adjective
sexual (comparative more sexual, superlative most sexual)
- Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]
- (biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate. [from 19th c.]
- Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact. [from 18th c.]
- Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality. [from 19th c.]
- 1994, Purity & passion ?ISBN, page 67:
- We don't often think of Jesus as a sexual person, but He certainly was not asexual. He was not just God on earth. He was fully human and […] He was sexual, single, and celibate.
- 1994, Purity & passion ?ISBN, page 67:
- Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct. [from 19th c.]
- (LGBT, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.
- Synonym: allosexual
- 2016, Kyell Gold, Black Angel, Kyell Gold (?ISBN):
- […] “You know, there are asexuals with sexual partners.” His ears flicked, and he grinned. “There's things both of us can try to do […] ”
- 2017, T. T. Monday, Double Switch, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard (?ISBN), page 98:
- Izzy tells me that at her high school the most useful distinction is not between heterosexuals and homosexuals but between those who are sexual and those who are not. The abstainers call themselves “aces,” short for “asexuals.”
- (obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex. [17th–19th c.]
- Synonym: feminine
Derived terms
Related terms
- sex
Descendants
- Japanese: ????? (sekusharu)
Translations
See also
- See also Thesaurus:copulation
Noun
sexual (plural sexuals)
- (biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
- Antonym: asexual
- (LGBT) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).
- 2012, Issues in Sexuality and Sexual Behavior Research: 2011 Edition, ScholarlyEditions (?ISBN)
- The findings suggest that asexuality is best conceptualized as a lack of sexual attraction; however, asexuals varied greatly in their experience of sexual response and behavior. Asexuals partnered with sexuals acknowledged having to 'negotiate' sexual activity.
- 2015, Mark Carrigan, Kristina Gupta, Todd G. Morrison, Asexuality and Sexual Normativity: An Anthology, Routledge (?ISBN), page 11:
- In this article we use absence of sexual attraction to others as a definition but recognise that this definition is contested. […] [A survey] was also advertised online (without explicitly mentioning asexuality in the advert), thus aiming to reach a mixture of asexuals and sexuals.
- Synonym: allosexual
- Antonym: asexual
- 2012, Issues in Sexuality and Sexual Behavior Research: 2011 Edition, ScholarlyEditions (?ISBN)
Further reading
- sexual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sexual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- aluxes
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin sexualis.
Adjective
sexual (epicene, plural sexuales)
- sexual
Related terms
- sexu
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin sexu?lis, attested from 1839.
Adjective
sexual (masculine and feminine plural sexuals)
- sexual
Derived terms
- assetjament sexual
- orientació sexual
- sexualitat
- sexualment
Related terms
- sexe
References
Further reading
- “sexual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “sexual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sexual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin sexu?lis.
Adjective
sexual m or f (plural sexuais)
- sexual
Derived terms
- sexualidade
- sexualmente
Related terms
- sexo
Further reading
- “sexual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Etymology
From Latin sexu?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z?ksu?a?l/, /s?ksu?a?l/
- Hyphenation: se?xu?al
Adjective
sexual (comparative sexualer, superlative am sexualsten)
- (uncommon) sexual
Declension
Related terms
- sexuell
Further reading
- “sexual” in Duden online
- “sexual” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin sexualis.
Adjective
sexual m (feminine singular sexuala, masculine plural sexuals, feminine plural sexualas)
- sexual
Derived terms
- sexualitat
Related terms
- sèxe
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin sexu?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /s??kswa?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ksu.?aw/
Adjective
sexual m or f (plural sexuais, comparable)
- sexual
Inflection
Derived terms
- sexualidade
- sexualmente
Related terms
- sexo
Further reading
- “sexual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin sexu?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [seksu?al]
Adjective
sexual m or n (feminine singular sexual?, masculine plural sexuali, feminine and neuter plural sexuale)
- sexual
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin sexu?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se??swal/, [se???swal]
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
sexual (plural sexuales)
- sexual
Derived terms
Related terms
- sexo
Further reading
- “sexual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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