different between sexual vs aphrodisia

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)

1. 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.]

2. (biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate. [from 19th c.]
3. Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact. [from 18th c.]

4. 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.

5. Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct. [from 19th c.]

6. (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.”

7. (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)

1. (biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.

   Antonym: asexual

2. (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

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)

1. sexual

Related terms

• sexu

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sexu?lis, attested from 1839.

Adjective

sexual (masculine and feminine plural sexuals)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. (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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. sexual

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin sexu?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se??swal/, [se???swal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

sexual (plural sexuales)

1. sexual

Derived terms

Related terms

• sexo

Further reading

• “sexual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Noun

aphrodisia (uncountable)

1. A state of sexual desire.
2. (archaic) sexual intercourse

Synonyms

• (sexual desire): carnality, concupiscence; see also Thesaurus:lust
• (sexual intercourse): coitus, sex; see also Thesaurus:copulation

Translations

References

• Define Aphrodisia at Dictionary.com