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sex en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛks/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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/ˈseks/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 sexusder. Old French sexeder. Middle English sexe English sex From Middle English sexe (“sex [distinction between male and female] and gender”), from Old French sexe (“genitals; gender”), from Latin sexus (“gender; gender traits; males or females; genitals”), from Proto-Italic *seksus, from Proto-Indo-European *séksus, from *sek- (“to cut, cut off, sever”), thus meaning "section, division" (into male and female). Displaced native Old English hād (“sex, gender”). Usage for women influenced by Middle French le sexe (“women”) (attested in 1580). Usage for third and additional sexes calqued from French troisième sexe, referring to masculine women in 1817 and homosexuals in 1847. First used by Lord Byron and others in English in reference to Catholic clergy. Usage for sexual intercourse first attested in 1899 (in the writings of H. G. Wells).

Meanings

(countable) A category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species; the system of such categories, which can differ by organism or by taxonomic branch.
- The effect of the medication is dependent upon age, sex, and other factors.
- I would never have guessed […] that slime molds can have thirteen sexes. 1994, Valerie Harms, Uc Rodale Nat Aud Enviro, page 268:
- The State Department and current Secretary of State Marco Rubio are expressly directed under the injunction to “to process and issue passports [...] consistent with the State Department’s policy as of January 19, 2025,” and to allow passport applicants to self-declare their gender even if that information is “different from the sex assigned to those individuals under the [Trump] Passport Policy.” 2025 June 18, Samantha Riedel, “In Trans Legal Victory, Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Denying Passport Gender Changes”, in Them:
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. 1918, Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution:
(countable) Another category, especially of humans and especially based on sexuality or gender roles.
- I have encountered officers who believe a woman got a better assignment or somehow "got over" because of her sex. 1992, United States Naval Institute Proceedings, volume 118, page 23:
- A black old neutral personage / Of the third sex stept up. 1821 August 8, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, Cantos III, IV, and V, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto V, stanza XXVI:
- Still there are some loop-holes out of which a man may creep, and dare to think and act for himself; but for a woman it is an herculean task, because she has difficulties peculiar to her sex to overcome, which require almost super-human powers. 1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1792, →OCLC:
- "But now another sex, in arms, is brought, / And, realms to guard, are eunuchs able thought!" 1817, The works of Claudian, tr. into Engl. verse by A. Hawkins, page 43:
(countable) The members of such a category, taken collectively.
- The sensibility of the female sex appears […] to be greater than that of the male. 1780, Jeremy Bentham, Introduction to the Principles of Morals & Legislation, vi, §35:
- It was a weakness / In me, but incident to all our sex. 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, section 774:
(uncountable) The distinction and relation between these categories, especially in humans; gender.
- A lot of women now like men to pay for them on dates... We've dealt with the outdated view of sex underpinning this. 2005 November 11, Guardian, section 18:
(literary, obsolete, uncountable, with-definite-article) Women; the human female gender and those who belong to it.
- The sex of Venice are undoubtedly of a distinguished beauty. 1789 November 3, Arthur Young, Travels... undertaken with a view of ascertaining the cultivation... of the kingdom of France, i, 220:
- I was not, however, better than my neighbors; the Sex had its charms for me as it had for others; But there always remained a sting, that time only wore away. c. 1840, George Nelson, Reminiscenses:
- Even the reptile temperament of Noel Vanstone warmed under the influence of the sex: he had an undeniably appreciative eye for a handsome woman, and Magdalen's grace and beauty were not thrown away on him. 1862, [William] Wilkie Collins, chapter IV, in No Name. […], volume II, London: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., […], →OCLC, 4th (Aldborough, Suffolk), page 195:
(uncountable) Sexual activity, may be understood to be sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier.
- If you want to have sex, you've got to trust At the core of your heart, the other creature. 1929, D.H. Lawrence, Pansies, section 57:
- God, these sex problems. I suffer from the worst one of all: Can't get any. 1999 February 3, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Strangler's Wood”, in Midsomer Murders:
- The Believers must (eventually) win through,—Those who humble themselves In their prayers; Who avoid vain talk; Who are active in deeds Of charity; Who abstain from sex, Except with those joined To them in the marriage bond, Or (the captives) whom Their right hands possess,—For (in their case) they are Free from blame... 1934, Abdullah Yusuf Ali translating Muhammad as The Holy Qur-ān..., Sūra 23: 1–6
- It wouldn't work with you... Sex, I mean. You're... easy to be with. You're... you're not dangerous. You're my best friend, John. I couldn't have it on with my best friend, John. It would be embarrassing. Sorry. Honest. 1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 3:
- We marry in fear and trembling, sex for a home is the woman's traffic, and the man comes to his heart's desire when his heart's desire is dead. 1899, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “In the Raphael Gallery”, in Love and Mr. Lewisham: The Story of a Very Young Couple, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, →OCLC, page 144:
- Why wasn't Bond ‘more tender’ in his love-making? Why did he just ‘have sex’ and disappear? 1962 June 7, The Listener, 1006/2
(countable, euphemistic, slang) Genitalia: a penis or vagina/vulva.
- And he put in a fake sex (penis) because he wanted to make the scene more real, more rude. 2003 March 2, Daily News, New York, section 2:
- Another ha's gon through with the bargain... One that will find the way to her Sex, before you'le come to kissing her hand. 1664, Thomas Killigrew, Princess, ii, ii:
- And the black cypresses strained upwards like the sex of a hanged man. 1938, David Gascoyne, Hölderlin's Madness, section 18:
- She touched his sex with her hand. 1993, Catherine Coulter, The Heiress Bride, page 354:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Any kind of category, class, or community of people who possess shared characteristics, such as religion or race.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
*sx**		alternative	lexicographic
sexes	Number=Plur		lexicographic
sexe		alternative, archaic	lexicographic

Hyponyms

eunuch (in some contexts) · intersex (in some contexts) · transgender (in some contexts) · genderless (in some contexts) · genderfluid (in some contexts) · homosexual (in some contexts) · clergy · male and female (usual) · bigender (in some contexts)

intersexed · sexuality · sexualization · female · missexed · sexualize · third sex · unsex · sex up · missexing · sexual · gender · sexualise · gendersex · sexualiation · sexually · male

Synonyms

gender (divisions of organisms by reproductive role)

Translations (319)

ka სექსი (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · el έρωτας (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ro relații sexuale (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ca sexe (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · mn хүйс (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ko 빠구리 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · bg секс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · eo seksumo (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ca sexe (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ar تَسَافُد (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tg секс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sv kön (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · hy սեռ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · pl spółkowanie (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · gu સેક્સ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nn sex (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · pl płeć (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · km ការរួមភេទ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nl vrijen (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · be пол (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · is mök (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nb det svake kjønn (women) · kmr têkiliyên zayendî (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ckb زایەند (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · pt coito (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ur سیکْس (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · az seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · is kynlíf (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · de Geschlechtsverkehr (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · gd gnè (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · tr sikiş (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fi seksi (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · hi संभोग (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nl seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tl tauhin (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · cs sex (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ro sex (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · grc βίνος (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · kmr seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ta உடலுறவ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sl séks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · cs pohlaví (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ty aira'a (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ru пол (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ja 性別 (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · lo ປະເວນີ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · da samleje (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ms jantina (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · mn секс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · smn seksi (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ru совокупле́ние (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ka სქესი (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sh спо̑л (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · vi sự giao cấu (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ang hǣmed (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · is kynmök (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · kw seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · pl stosunek płciowy (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fa-ira جِنْس (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · io sexuo (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · nl geslacht (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · cmn 性別 /性别 (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · kk жыныстық қатынас (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · eo amorado (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ja 性交 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ti ወሲብ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · bn সেক্স (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nan-hbl 性交 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · yi סעקס (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ru секс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · lo ເພດ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · eo amoro (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nl geslachtsgemeenschap (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tr cinsel ilişki (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · be секс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fr cul (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · da sex (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ur لِن٘گ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ang leġertēam (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nb sex (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · yue 性別 /性别 (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sq seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · is kyn (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · tr cins (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · es relaciones sexuales (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sq gjini (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · hi लिंग (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sv samlag (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mn ᠰᠧᠻᠰ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · be сэкс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ko 성별 (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · uk стате́ві зно́сини (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fa-ira جِنْسِیَت (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · lv sekss (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fo kynslív (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ga gnéas (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ig dinàkọ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sh spolni odnos (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tg ҷинсият (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · lv dzimums (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · dsb rod (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sh сексуални однос (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ja セックス (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · az sikişmə (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · uk секс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nb kjønnet (women) · my လိင် (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · uz seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ru полово́й акт (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ota سكس (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · kmr guhnelî (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · he מִין (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · da køn (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ta பாலுறவு (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · pl bara-bara (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · te లింగము (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · gv keintys (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · gag sex (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ru полово́е сноше́ние (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tt җенси якынлык (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · cop ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲕⲟⲛ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sk pohlavný styk (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · es sexo (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · uz shahvoniy (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tr cinsiyet (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · de Geschlecht (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · grc λαγνεία (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tr seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · grc πορνοκοπία (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ky жыныс (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · kmr gan (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sk pohlavie (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · se seaksa (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ml മൈഥുനം (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sk sex (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tk pol (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sl spol (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · fa-ira آمیزِش (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ml ലൈംഗികബന്ധം (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ka სქესობრივი აქტი (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · he יַחֲסֵי מִין (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mk полов однос (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sh spȏl (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · gu મૈથુન (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mk секс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · lt seksas (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · cdo 性別 /性别 (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ar جِنْس (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · io koito (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ky секс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · bg полово́ сноше́ние (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · kl atoqatigiinneq (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sw tendo la ndoa (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ml ലിംഗം (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ko 성행위 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · el σεξ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · es género (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · cs styk (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nb samleie (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · si ලිංගික සංසර්ගය (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · zza nerimakey (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · fa-ira هَمْخوابِگی (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sms seʹkss (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · lo ການຮ່ວມເພດ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nl sekse (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · nan-hbl 性別 /性别 (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · mt sess (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · uz jinsiy aloqa (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · da seksualliv (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · la sexus (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · la coitus (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · th เพศ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sw ngono (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · it sesso (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · my သံဝါသ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ml സംഭോഗം (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fr sexe (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · lv sekss (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ga bualadh craicinn (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fr sexe (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mn ᠬᠤᠷᠢᠴᠠᠯ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · az qadınlar (women) · bg пол (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · bn যৌনসঙ্গম (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mr संभोग (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · pt sexo (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · hu közösülés (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · yue 性交 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · th ลิงค์ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · zza cınsiyet (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · az cinsi münasibət (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · id jenis kelamin (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · az cins (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · yi מין (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ko 성 (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · yi געשלעכט (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · nan-hbl 相姦 /相奸 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mr कामजीवन (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · pl seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sh сполни однос (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · kk жыныс (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · tk seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · cmn 性交 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · th เซ็กส์ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · be пло́цевы акт (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · kmr perîn (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · kmr zayend (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sh seksualni odnos (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tg ҷинс (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ta எனம் (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ti ጾታዊ ርክብ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · da erotik (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mt sess (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · pt sexo (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · el φύλο (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · lo ລິງ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · fa-ira جِماع (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · hi चुदाई (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sk súlož (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · te సంభోగము (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · et seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mr सेक्स (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ms seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · eo koito (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · de Sex (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · sh pȏl (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · es sexual (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nn kjønn (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sh sȅks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fa-ira آمیزِشِ جِنْسی (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ta பால் (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · zza kelaz (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · af geslag (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · he מִין (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · bn লিঙ্গ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · hak 性別 /性别 (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · nn samlege (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fi yhdyntä (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · hi मैथुन (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · te మైధునము (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ar مُجَامَعَة (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fr rapports sexuels (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · be плоць (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · kmr cotbûn (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · id seks (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · hu nem (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · tg шаҳват (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · yao cikululu class 7 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tl pagtalik (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · acw سِكْس (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ur جِنْس (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sl spolni odnos (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mn ᠬᠦᠢᠰᠦ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ko 좆질 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · cy rhyw (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · hi सहवास (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · uk стать (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · kmr cins (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · mk сексуа́лен однос (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fo kyn (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sh се̏кс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · grc ἀφροδίσια (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fi sukupuoli (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ang wīfġemāna (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · hy սեքս (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · wuu 性別 /性别 (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · zza mınasebet (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · uk лю́бощі (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · id seks (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · lt lytis (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · eo fiko (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tl kantot (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · cs pohlavní styk (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · hu szex (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · hy սեռական հարաբերություն (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nb det annet kjønn (women) · uz jins (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ota جنسیت (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sv sex (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · it sesso (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · sh по̑л (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ota جِنْس (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · be палавы́ акт (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · et sugu (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ko 성교 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ar جِمَاع (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mn хурьцал (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · cs soulož (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ar سِيكْس (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tk jyns (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ia sexo (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · te రతి (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · kk сігіс (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · km លិង្គ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · th เพศสัมพันธ์ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · el συνουσία (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · pt transa (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · fa-ira سِکْس (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · es sexo (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ga caidreamh collaí (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · vi giới tính (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · tr çiftleşme (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · da kønsliv (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · bg съвокупле́ние (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · cy rhyw (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · et suguühe (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · be палавы́я зно́сіны (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · th การร่วมเพศ (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nb kjønn (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · nn samleie (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · nb det smukke kjønn (women) · da seksuel omgang (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · tt коитус (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · ko 성관계 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · he סֶקְס (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · km ជាតិលិង្គ (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · ko 섹스 (act of sexual intercourse — see also rumpy-pumpy) · mk пол (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male)) · kmr cinsiyet (reproductive/sexual/gender category (female or male))

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sex en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛks/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
(US) audio
/ˈseks/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To determine the sex of (an animal).
- The ability to sex birds invasively through laparoscopy initially solved that problem, but now it is even easier and less stressful on the birds through testing the DNA of their feathers or blood. 2007, Clive Roots, Domestication, page 75:
- If, in fact, in L. funebris there is no sex marker on the song elements themselves, then a young bird must be able to sex its tutor. The same is true if the individuals were predisposed to produce the total vocabulary of any population, or of both sexes in their own population, and then under experience had to suppress a sex-specific subset of that repertoire [7]. It seems unrealistic to assume the reverse, that a parent bird can sex by some hidden cues newly hatched sexually monomorphic offspring and direct its own vocabulary to consexual young only. 1996 December 1, W. Wickler, K. Lunau, “How Do East African Bush Shrikes Laniarius funebris Recognize Male and Female Tutors During Gender Dialect Development?”, in Naturwissenschaften, volume 83, →DOI, pages 579b–c:
- If we sex the cattle, which is the only way to get at their value, we shall have... 400 cows, 200 yearling heifers. 1878 January 19, Spirit of the Times, 659/2:
- Semen usually is sexed at 90% accuracy, and the sexes of calves at birth almost always are in that statistical range if averaged over […] 2013, David J Patterson, Michael T. Smith, Beef Heifer Development, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice,, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN:
(US, colloquial, transitive) To have sex with.
- He shows some glimpses, but most of the released singles are about flossing, partying, and sexing women. 2007, Mickey Hess, Icons of hip hop : an encyclopedia of the movement, music, and culture. 2, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 427:
- As good as Muddah had handled me in bed, sexing her hadn't done a damn thing to take my mind off my cousin Smoove. 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 102:
- Sexing his wife anally would remind him of having sex with Baron. 2016, Nisa Santiago, Killer Dolls - Part 3, Melodrama Publishing, →ISBN:
- His body shook uncontrollably as he imagined another man sexing his wife. 2014, Anya Nicole, Judgment Day, Urban Books, →ISBN:
- The neighbor guy, I just came to understand, is sexing the lady across the street from him. He's got a girlfriend. She is married. While I don't think that is particularly cool, I also don't think it is any of my business either. 2019, Michael Jean Nystrom-Schut, Foundations of Philosophy: The Basics of the Balance (Volume Iil), AuthorHouse, →ISBN:
- Sex with Ivory had gotten better than sexing his wife. Herschel laughed with Ivory, cried with Ivory. They dreamt aloud together. Unlike Nikki, Ivory believed in him. Every man needed a woman who believed in him. 2009, HoneyB, Single Husbands, Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN:
- "Do you ever think about how you're betraying your client while you're sexing his wife?" 2012, Janice Jones, His Woman, His Wife, His Widow, Urban Books, →ISBN:
- The last thing a jealous husband wants to think about is another man sexing his wife when he's dead and gone. 2015, Pimpin' Ken, The Art of Human Chess: A Study Guide to Winning, →ISBN, page 117:
- Wosick-Correa, K. R., 81 Joseph, L. J. Sexy ladies sexing ladies: Women as consumers in strip clubs. Journal of Sex Research, 45, 3 (July 2008), 201-216. 2014, Jerrold S. Greenberg, Clint E. Bruess, Sara B. Oswalt, Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, page 731:
(US, colloquial, intransitive) To have sex.
- Our baby is eighteen months old now, and cries when we sex 1921 August 20, Kenneth Burke, letter to Malcolm Cowley:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
sexes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
sexed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
sexed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
sexing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
sexe		alternative, archaic	lexicographic
*sx**		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

sex up · resex · missex

Synonyms

have sex · get it on · do it (to have sex)

Translations (47)

da bolle (informal: to have sex with) · ja 性交する (informal: to have sex with) · sk súložiť (informal: to have sex with) · nb sexe (informal: to have sex with) · it fare sesso (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · sk sexovať (informal: to have sex with) · fi harrastaa seksiä (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · sv ha samlag med (informal: to have sex with) · kix thīh (informal: to have sex with) · nb sexe (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · da have samleje med (informal: to have sex with) · es sexar (to determine the sex of) · fr faire l'amour (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · grc μύλλω (informal: to have sex with) · az mıxlamaq (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · nl vrijen (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · sv könsbestämma (to determine the sex of) · fi rakastella (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · ko 성행위(性行爲)하다 (informal: to have sex with) · fi määrittää sukupuoli (to determine the sex of) · nb pule (informal: to have sex with) · ko 성교(性交)하다 (informal: to have sex with) · sk sexovať (to determine the sex of) · fr faire l'amour avec (informal: to have sex with) · de sexen (to determine the sex of) · el συνουσιάζομαι (informal: to have sex with) · pl seksować (to determine the sex of) · ca sexar (to determine the sex of) · de Sex haben (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · az qayırmaq (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · de Sex haben mit (informal: to have sex with) · da kønsbestemme (to determine the sex of) · az sikişmək (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · pt sexar (to determine the sex of) · nb knulle (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · fr sexer (to determine the sex of) · da kneppe (informal: to have sex with) · nb pule (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · ko 성관계(性關係)하다 (informal: to have sex with) · lt mylėtis (to determine the sex of) · nv ałjił (informal: to have sex with) · ja セックスする (informal: to have sex with) · nb knulle (informal: to have sex with) · az cinsi münasibətə girmək (informal: to have sex (intransitive)) · nl seksen (to determine the sex of) · ko 섹스하다 (informal: to have sex with) · bg правя секс (informal: to have sex with)

wikipedia: H. G. Wells

sex en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛks/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
(US) audio
/ˈseks/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From sect.

Meanings

(alt-of, alternative, obsolete) Alternative form of sect
alt of sect

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
*sx**		alternative	lexicographic
sexe		alternative, archaic	lexicographic
sexes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Dictionary

sex en · NOUN · etymology 1

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sex en · VERB · etymology 1

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sex en · NOUN · etymology 2

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