| sexist |
one who practices or advocates sexism. [2 definitions] |
| sexless |
having no sexual characteristics; asexual; neuter. [2 definitions] |
| sex-linkage |
in genetics, an association between certain inherited traits and sex, the genes for those traits being carried on one of the sex chromosomes. |
| sex-linked |
of a gene or genetic trait, carried on the chromosome that determines gender. |
| sexology |
the scientific study of human sexual practices or behavior. |
| sexploitation |
(informal) the use of explicit sexual details or scenes, as in a film, to attract a larger audience. |
| sexpot |
(informal) a person, esp. a woman, who has a strong sex drive or has frequent sexual encounters. [2 definitions] |
| sex symbol |
a notable person, often in films, television, or the like, who is considered to represent sexual desirability. |
| sext |
(sometimes cap.) the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the religious service held at this time. |
| sextant |
an instrument used for navigating according to the positions of the stars. |
| sextet |
a group of six, esp. six musicians playing or singing together. [2 definitions] |
| sextile |
the position or aspect of two celestial bodies that are sixty degrees apart. |
| sextillion |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 1021. [2 definitions] |
| sexton |
a church official who looks after church property and in some cases rings the bells and buries the dead. |
| sextuple |
having six parts; sixfold. [4 definitions] |
| sextuplet |
one of six children delivered at one birth. [2 definitions] |
| sexual |
of or pertaining to sex or the sex organs. [3 definitions] |
| sexual dimorphism |
within one species, the existence of differing forms for males versus females, as, for example, in birds. |
| sexual harassment |
the repeated making of unwanted and unsolicited sexual remarks, behaviors, or propositions, especially on the part of one in a position of authority and toward a person of lower status within the same organization, often a workplace. |
| sexual intercourse |
the act of inserting the penis into the vagina, esp. when the ejaculation of semen occurs; coitus; copulation. |
| sexuality |
the fact of being male or female; sexual differentiation. [3 definitions] |