sexiness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛksinəs/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English sexy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sexiness From sexy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being sexy, of possessing the traits of sexual appeal.
What we now encounter in the male order of civilization is "sexiness," the erotic power of the beautiful woman to lure the powerful man to his own destruction.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 165:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sexinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
pl seksowność (state or quality of being sexy) · bg сексапилност (state or quality of being sexy) · ga meallacacht (state or quality of being sexy) · is kynþokki (state or quality of being sexy) · fi seksikkyys (state or quality of being sexy) · kk жеңсіктік (state or quality of being sexy) · ga mealltacht (state or quality of being sexy) · de Sexyheit (state or quality of being sexy) · nl sexiness (state or quality of being sexy) · ga gnéasúlacht (state or quality of being sexy) · nl sexyheid (state or quality of being sexy) · de Sexiness (state or quality of being sexy) · cmn 性感 (state or quality of being sexy)