Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sexless

/sˈɛkslɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: sex-less
IPA: /sˈɛkslɪs/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without sexual activity.

adj

Without physical or behavioral sexual distinction.

adj

Provoking or showing no sexual desire.

adj

Without sex appeal.

Example Sentences

"They have a sexless marriage."
"They’re sexually active and eager throughout the first nine seasons, so this isn’t like the show breathing life into a sexless sitcom couple from the 1950s."
"A small child is sexless."
"The more solicitous of the two was Nurse Cramer, a shapely, pretty, sexless girl with a wholesome unattractive face."

Etymology

From sex + -less. Compare sexful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sex

Derived Forms

homosexless sexlessly sexlessness

Frequently Paired Words

genderless

Synonyms

sex-free sexfree loveless virgin virginal celibate chaste asexual

Questions

How do you pronounce sexless?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛkslɪs/.
What does sexless mean?: Without sexual activity.
Where does sexless come from?: From sex + -less. Compare sexful.

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