sex
English
/sɛks/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species.
- (countable) Another category, especially of humans and especially based on sexuality or gender roles.
- (countable) The members of such a category, taken collectively.
- (uncountable) The distinction and relation between these categories, especially in humans; gender.
- (obsolete) Women; the human female sex and those who belong to it.
- (uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless #Derived preceded by a modifier.
- (countable) Genitalia: a penis or vagina.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sexe (gender) derived from Old French sexe (gender, genitals) derived from Latin sexus (sex, gender, gender traits, males females, genitals) derived from Proto-Italic *seksus derived from Proto-Indo-European *séksus derived from Middle French sexe, le sexe (women) derived from French troisième sexe root from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (cut, dry out, coagulate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sek-
Gloss
cut, dry out, coagulate
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Sexgate English
- Sexville English
- antisex English
- antisexism English
- antisexist English
- arch-sexist English
- biosex English
- chem English
- chemsex English
- cissexism English
- cissexist English
- crypto-sexism English
- cryptosexist English
- cybersex English
- cybersexism English
- cybersexy English
- desex English
- double English
- doublesex English
- droid English
- dungeon English
- electrosex English
- fight English
- foresex English
- heterosex English
- heterosexist English
- homosex English
- hypersexist English
- insect English
- insta-sex English
- intersex English
- intersexphobia English
- intersexphobic English
- intrasex English
- leather English
- leathersex English
- linked English
- lore English
- midsex English
- monosex English
- monosexism English
- multisex English
- net English
- netsex English
- neurosexism English
- neurosexist English
- nonsex English
- nonsexism English
- nonsexist English
- nonsexy English
- other English
- other-sex English
- other-sexer English
- postsex English
- postsexist English
- pot English
- presex English
- prosexist English
- quasisexist English
- retrosexism English
- ridden English
- semi-sexist English
- semisexy English
- sex dungeon English
- sex swing English
- sex-ridden English
- sex-texting English
- sexable English
- sexaholic English
- sexaholism English
- sexathon English
- sexbot English
- sexdom English
- sexdroid English
- sexer English
- sexfest English
- sexfight English
- sexful English
- sexhood English
- sexification English
- sexify English
- sexily English
- sexiness English
- sexism English
- sexist English
- sexistly English
- sexless English
- sexlessly English
- sexlessness English
- sexlike English
- sexlinked English
- sexlore English
- sexly English
- sexmobile English
- sexological English
- sexologist English
- sexology English
- sexophobe English
- sexophobic English
- sexphobic English
- sexpot English
- sextastic English
- sexual English
- sexway English
- sexwear English
- sexworthy English
- sexy English
- supersex English
- supersexist English
- supersexy English
- swing English
- technosex English
- texting English
- transexion English
- transsex English
- ultrasexist English
- unisex English
- unsex English
- unsexist English
- unsexy English
- virtual English
- virtual sex English
- way English
- seksi Finnish
- dissectus Latin
- intersecare Latin
- sacena Latin
- saxum Latin
- secare, seco Latin
- seco Latin
- secta Latin
- sectio Latin
- sector Latin
- secāre, secō Latin
- secō Latin
- segmentum Latin
- segnis Latin
- sequi Latin
- sexualis Latin
- sexus Latin
- sexuālis Latin
- signum Latin
- Blümchensex German
- Intersexe German
- Sex German
- Sexaffäre German
- Sexmonster German
- Sexspielzeug German
- Sexus German
- sexbesessen German
- sexy German
- scudocrociato Italian
- sesso Italian
- sexy Italian
- unisex Italian
- agendaseks Dutch, Flemish
- beukseks Dutch, Flemish
- neukseks Dutch, Flemish
- plasseks Dutch, Flemish
- poepseks Dutch, Flemish
- samsonseks Dutch, Flemish
- seks Dutch, Flemish
- sekse Dutch, Flemish
- sekservaring Dutch, Flemish
- seksindustrie Dutch, Flemish
- seksmaniak Dutch, Flemish
- seksobject Dutch, Flemish
- seksslaaf Dutch, Flemish
- seksslavin Dutch, Flemish
- seksspeeltje Dutch, Flemish
- sekssymbool Dutch, Flemish
- seksuologie Dutch, Flemish
- seksverslaafde Dutch, Flemish
- sekswerker Dutch, Flemish
- sekswerkster Dutch, Flemish
- sex Dutch, Flemish
- sexy Dutch, Flemish
- telefoonseks Dutch, Flemish
- webcamseks Dutch, Flemish
- sex friend French
- sexy French
- troisième sexe French
- секс Russian
- секси Russian
- sexi Spanish, Castilian
- ἕτερος Ancient Greek
- ὁμός Ancient Greek
- *seg- Proto-Indo-European
- *sek- Proto-Indo-European
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *skei- Proto-Indo-European
- *séksus Proto-Indo-European
- *sēk-teh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- sex Norwegian Bokmål
- sexliv Norwegian Bokmål
- sexy Norwegian Bokmål
- sexo Portuguese
- sexy Portuguese
- unissex Portuguese
- *sagô Proto-Germanic
- *sagō Proto-Germanic
- *sahsą Proto-Germanic
- sax Swedish
- SEX Japanese
- セクシー Japanese
- セックス Japanese
- seks Polish
- sex Norwegian Nynorsk
- sexliv Norwegian Nynorsk
- sexy Norwegian Nynorsk
- sawen Middle English
- sexe Middle English
- Saxland Old Norse
- saxa Old Norse
- analsex Danish
- gruppesex Danish
- mundsex Danish
- oralsex Danish
- parksex Danish
- sex Danish
- sexappeal Danish
- sexliv Danish
- sexstilling Danish
- *sekyra Proto-Slavic
- *sěťi Proto-Slavic
- sex Czech
- sexe Old French
- seks Serbo-Croatian
- sexí Icelandic
- सेक्स Hindi
- սեքս Armenian
- sex Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- sexy Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- سکسی Persian
- เซ็กซี่ Thai
- เซ็กส์ Thai
- σέξι Greek (modern)
- seks Cebuano
- seksi Cebuano
- hesg Welsh
- sekss Latvian
- magseks Tagalog
- seks Tagalog
- sumeksi Tagalog
- sexe, le sexe Middle French
- *sahs gmw-pro
- *segisnu gmw-pro
- אינטרסקס Hebrew (modern)
- סקסי Hebrew (modern)
- *sexskā Proto-Celtic
- sex Slovak
- 섹스 Korean
- seksi Maltese
- *seknom Proto-Italic
- *seksus Proto-Italic
- секс Mongolian
- সেক্স Bengali
- sèsso Ligurian
- way
- pot
- net
- chem
- sexy
- lore
- droid
- swing
- unsex
- sexly
- other
- desex
- fight
- sexer
- sexily
- insect
- sexway
- unisex
- sexbot
- sexify
- sexpot
- netsex
- ridden
- presex
- linked
- unsexy
- nonsex
- sexist
- double
- biosex
- sexdom
- sexual
- midsex
- sexful
- sexism
- postsex
- monosex
- sexable
- sexlike
- sexless
- sexhood
- antisex
- foresex
- Sexgate
- chemsex
- virtual
- nonsexy
- leather
- texting
- sexwear
- sexlore
- sexfest
- homosex
- dungeon
- intrasex
- sexology
- multisex
- semisexy
- transsex
- Sexville
- sexdroid
- sexiness
- sexfight
- sexistly
- sexathon
- intersex
- supersex
- unsexist
- cybersex
- sexaholic
- sexworthy
- sexlessly
- sexlinked
- cissexism
- sexphobic
- sexmobile
- sextastic
- supersexy
- prosexist
- sex swing
- heterosex
- other-sex
- nonsexist
- sexophobe
- insta-sex
- doublesex
- cissexist
- nonsexism
- technosex
- cybersexy
- antisexist
- sexaholism
- antisexism
- monosexism
- sexologist
- postsexist
- leathersex
- sex-ridden
- transexion
- electrosex
- sexophobic
- arch-sexist
- cybersexism
- quasisexist
- retrosexism
- neurosexism
- virtual sex
- semi-sexist
- hypersexist
- other-sexer
- neurosexist
- supersexist
- sexological
- sexlessness
- sex dungeon
- ultrasexist
- sex-texting
- sexification
- cryptosexist
- heterosexist
- crypto-sexism
- intersexphobia
- intersexphobic