3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR
Sexual ˈsekʃuəl Connected Adjective Behaviour/Activity/Desire Abuse/Assault/Violence Acts/Offences Relationship
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/ˈsekʃuəl/ /ˈsekʃuəl/ |
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- sexual behaviour/activity/desire
- sexual abuse/assault/violence
- sexual acts/offences
- they were not having a sexual relationship at the time.
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sexual(adjective)/ˈsekʃuəl/ /ˈsekʃuəl/- connected with the physical activity of sex
- sexual behaviour/activity/desire
- sexual abuse/assault/violence
- sexual acts/offences
- They were not having a sexual relationship at the time.
- He denied having had sexual relations with her.
- She engaged frequently in casual sexual encounters.
- The drop-in centres will provide a range of advice and support on sexual health.
- Her interest in him is purely sexual.
- sexual orientation/identity (= whether you are heterosexual, gay or bisexual)
- a sexual partner (= a person who you have sex with)
- He has not threatened them, or made overtly sexual remarks.
- connected with the process of producing young
- the sexual organs (= the penis, vagina, etc.)
- sexual reproduction
- connected with the state of being male or female
Word Origin- mid 17th cent.: from late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus ‘sex’.
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