sexless

[ seks-lis ]

adjective

1. having or seeming to have no sex; neuter.
2. having or seeming to have no sexual desires.
3. having no sex appeal; sexually uninteresting.

sexless

/ ˈsɛkslɪs /

adjective

1. having or showing no sexual differentiation
2. having no sexual desires
3. sexually unattractive

Derived Forms

• ˈsexlessly, adverb
• ˈsexlessness, noun

Other Words From

• sexless·ly adverb
• sexless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexless¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; sex + -less

Example Sentences

We think of Christianity as sexless, this [Gospel] says that sex is sacred.

From The Daily Beast

This new gay was white, generally male, middle class, fashionable, funny, and sexless.

From The Daily Beast

The general public seems to want gays to be noble and fun, but also sexless.

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We have created a romanticized image that mothers are supposed to be sexless and epitomize the perfect homemaker.

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In it, Meryl Streep, who is 63, plays a married-for-30-years woman who has been sexless for a half decade.

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Sexless though it was, the Zark must possess the characteristics of life, since it was obviously alive.

From Project Gutenberg

We have never aligned ourselves with either Argo or Hama, but rise in the sexless swell of the ocean.

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We wonder whether the quantity of food may not decide the fate of the egg, originally sexless.

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Viewing one's intended as a depersonalized, sexless piece of machinery is not especially conducive to love.

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She admired Bertie too, and they used often to talk about getting engaged to each other some day, in a mild and sexless fashion.

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