sociosexual

[ soh-see-oh-sek-shoo-uh l, soh-shee- ]
/ ˌsoʊ si oʊˈsɛk ʃu əl, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /

adjective

of or relating to relationships between persons that involve sexuality.

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full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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Origin of sociosexual

First recorded in 1935–40; socio- + sexual

Words nearby sociosexual

sociopath, sociopathy, sociopolitical, sociopsychological, socioreligious, sociosexual, sociotechnological, sock, sock away, sock in, sock it to
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