sexuality

[sek-shoo-al-i-tee, seks-yoo-]

noun

1. sexual character; possession of the structural and functional traits of sex.

2. recognition of or emphasis upon sexual matters.

3. involvement in sexual activity.

4. an organism's preparedness for engaging in sexual activity.

Other Word Forms

• antisexuality noun
• supersexuality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexuality¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; sexual + -ity

Example Sentences

Howell said he was wary about how going public with Lester would impact their professional dynamic and spoke candidly about how his struggles with his sexuality affected their relationship.

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I think the material would be different from men if they bothered to care at all about our sexuality.

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The treatment, then, is to counteract hateful messages with “affirming” therapy that holds that “variances in human sexuality, gender identity, and gender expression are normal.”

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Chiles claims that the law violates her First Amendment rights because her work sometimes involves patients and issues that “implicate Christian values about human sexuality and the treatment of their own body.”

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Onstage at Friday’s show, comics pulled humor from topics related to immigration, religion, salsa, sexuality and other typical first-generation immigrant dilemmas.

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Related Words

• desire 
• lust 
• passion 
• sensuality