hypersexual en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English hypersexual From hyper- + sexual.
Meanings
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Excessively interested in sex.
Add to this pornographic films, which have done more not only to objectify women but also to give men the idea that women are hypersexual and welcome their advances.
2017 October 31, Cal Thomas, "Shocking But Not Surprising", Townhall.comhttp://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2017/10/31/shocking-but-not-surprising-n2402383
- Of or relating to hypersexuality.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hypersexual | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hypersexual | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
eo hiperseksema (excessively interested in sex) · es hipersexual (of or relating to hypersexuality) · es hipersexual (excessively interested in sex)