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sex
n.
gender, quality of being male or female; sexual intercourse, coitus
v.
identify the sex of, determine sex of something; excite, arouse the sexual desires; turn on, arouse in a sexual manner; sex up, make something or someone more appealing or stimulating from a sexual standpoint
Sex
Organisms of many
species are specialized into
male and
female varieties, each known as a
sex.
Sexual reproduction involves the combining and mixing of
genetic traits: specialized
cells known as
gametes combine to form offspring that inherit traits from each parent. Gametes can be identical in form and function (known as
isogamy), but in many cases an asymmetry has evolved such that two sex-specific types of gametes (heterogametes) exist (known as
anisogamy).
Sex (disambiguation)
Sex may refer to:
- Sex, the biological distinction of an organism between male, female or intersex, defined by the gametes it produces (or the reproductive organs it have), in anisogamous species
- Sexing, the act of discerning the sex of an animal
- Sexual reproduction, a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, associated with the generation of new individuals, by means of meiosis and fertilization
- Recombination, the process of mixing genetic traits solely, occurring both in organisms with sexual or asexual reproduction
- Animal sexual behaviour
- Gender, the distinction between male and female or masculinity and femininity within an individual's gender identity
- Human sexuality
sex
Noun
1. activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
(synonym) sexual activity, sexual practice, sex activity
(hypernym) bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
(hyponym) bondage
(attribute) heterosexual
(derivation) arouse, excite, turn on, wind up
2. either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes"
(hypernym) class, category, family
3. all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film contained no sex or violence"
(synonym) sexual urge
(hypernym) feeling
(derivation) arouse, excite, turn on, wind up
4. the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
(synonym) gender, sexuality
(hypernym) physiological property
(hyponym) maleness, masculinity
(attribute) male
Verb
1. stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
(synonym) arouse, excite, turn on, wind up
(hypernym) stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
(hyponym) tempt
(derivation) sexual urge
2. tell the sex (of young chickens)
(hypernym) distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
Sex (der)
nm.
sex, sexual intercourse, coitus
sexe
nm.
sex, gender
