different between unsexy vs unsex

English

Etymology

un- +? sexy

Adjective

unsexy (comparative unsexier, superlative unsexiest)

1. Not sexy.
2. (of research etc) Perceived as not having wide contemporary interest; plodding.

Translations

See also

• nonsexy

German

Etymology

un- +? sexy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n?s?ksi/
• Hyphenation: un?se?xy

Adjective

unsexy (comparative unsexyer, superlative am unsexysten)

1. (informal) unsexy

Usage notes

• See sexy for notes on declension. The equivalent is also true of unsexy.

Further reading

• “unsexy” in Duden online

English

Etymology

un- +? sex

Verb

unsex (third-person singular simple present unsexes, present participle unsexing, simple past and past participle unsexed)

1. To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics.
   • 1603-06, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, Scene V:

     Lady Macbeth: "Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts! unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe full / Of direst cruelty:"

   • 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Chapter 1:

     The Amazon cut off a breat to battle: How will not Woman disfigure and unsex herself to gain her end?
2. To sterilize (deprive of the ability to procreate); to castrate.

Anagrams

• UN*Xes, nexus, nexûs, nex?s