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asexual

adj
/eɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/UK/eɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/US

Etymology

From a- (“lacking, without”) + -sexual.

Definitions

  1. Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.

    • The central paradox of Linton's writing was her inability, or unwillingness, to imagine an asexual friendship between women.

  2. Not experiencing sexual attraction

    Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.

    • Benoit is determined to ensure other asexual (or “ace”) people don’t feel broken or alone in a world in which lust and desire pulsate through our entire culture.

  3. Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Without sexual action

      Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.

      • asexual reproduction
      • They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction.

    2. A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of…

      A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.

    3. A person who does not experience sexual attraction

      A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.

    4. Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.

The neighborhood

Derived

ace, asexual division, asexualise, asexualism, asexualist, asexuality, asexualization, asexualize, asexually, asexual reproduction, asexual spore, asexy, bi-asexual, gray asexual

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at asexual. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01asexual02nonsexual03reproductive04reproduces05reproduce06asexually

A definitional loop anchored at asexual. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at asexual

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA