SEXUALITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles

Example:

she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus

Synonyms:

gender; sex; sexuality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("sexuality" is a kind of...):

physiological property (a property having to do with the functioning of the body)

Attribute:

male (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation)

female (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop)

androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)

sexual (having or involving sex)

asexual; nonsexual (not having or involving sex)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sexuality"):

maleness; masculinity (the properties characteristic of the male sex)

androgyny; bisexuality; hermaphroditism (showing characteristics of both sexes)

femaleness; feminineness (the properties characteristic of the female sex)

Derivation:

sexual (of or relating to or characterized by sexuality)