asexual
Syllables: a·sex·u·al/eɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl//eɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
asexual adjective: non-sexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
Adjective
asexual (not comparable)
- Non-sexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
- The central paradox of Linton's writing was her inability, or unwillingness, to imagine an asexual friendship between women.2004, Martha Vicinus, Intimate Friends: women who loved women, 1778-1928, page 150
- Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
- Many asexual people experience attraction, but feel no need to act out that attraction sexually. Because they don't see a lack of sexual arousal as a problem to be corrected, asexual people focus their energy on enjoying other types of arousal and pleasure.2010, Jerrold S. Greenberg, Clint E. Bruess, Sarah C. Conklin, Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality, fourth edition, pages 357-358
- Benoit is determined to ensure other asexual (or “ace”) people don’t feel broken or alone in a world in which lust and desire pulsate through our entire culture.2021 March 21, Jamie Waters, “‘I don’t want sex with anyone’: the growing asexuality movement”, in The Observer
- Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
- Synonyms:
- epicene
- Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.
- asexual reproduction
- They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction.2011 July 19, Ella Davies, “Stick insects survive one million years without sex”, in BBC
Noun
asexual (plural asexuals)
- A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
- 11.2 Demonstrating the Status of Long-Lived Asexuals
… Indeed, if sex has so many advantages, then which special adaptations - if any - allow long-term survival without it? However, the main task of the research teams dealing with such putative ancient asexuals has thus far been to demonstrate that...2009, Isa Schön, Giampaolo Rossetti, Koen Martens, Darwinulid Ostracods: Ancient Asexual Scandals or Scandalous Gossip?, published as Chapter 11 of Lost Sex: The Evolutionary Biology of...
- 11.2 Demonstrating the Status of Long-Lived Asexuals
- A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
- Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.
- […] The masculine forms are used to a considerable extent in congruence with etymologically masculine nouns; also with etymologically feminine asexuals; e.g. se stefn L 9, 36; [...] The neuter forms are used with etymologically neuter nouns; with etymologically masculine asexuals; e.g. þ cyrtil L...1936, The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, volume 35, page 323
asexual meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
asexual in Hindi
- having no interest in sex
- अलैंगिक alaiṅgik
asexual in Tamil
- அல்பாலீர்ப்பு, அல்பாலீர்ப்பினர், அல்பாலீர்ப்பாளர், கலவியில்லாத, அல்புணர், கலவியில்முறையான
asexual in Urdu
- لاجنسی
asexual in Bengali
- having no interest in sex
- নিষ্কামী niśkami
More languagesFewer languages
- asexual in Tagalog
- asog, awansariin
- asexual in Arabic
- لَاجِنْسِيّ lājinsiyy, لَاجِنْسِيَّة lājinsiyya, لاجِنْسِيّ lājinsiyy, لاجنسي
- asexual in Indonesian
- aseksual
- asexual in Persian
- ناجنسی nājensi
Examples of asexual in a sentence
- "I'm asexual," Yazhiisai said, the words spilling out faster than she intended.
- There are asexual variants among all sorts of creatures, including jellyfish, dandelions, lichens and lizards.
- It's not funny - it's more accurate than saying that they are asexual.
Synonyms of asexual
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Forms of asexual
| plural | asexuals |
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Origin of asexual
From a- (“lacking, without”) + -sexual. Piecewise doublet of unsexual.
Words formed from asexual
Phrases with asexual
Words that rhyme with asexual
Questions about asexual
- What does asexual mean?
- Asexual means non-sexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
- What is asexual in Hindi?
- Asexual in Hindi is अलैंगिक (alaiṅgik). See Asexual meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is asexual?
- Asexual can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce asexual?
- Asexual is pronounced /eɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ (UK).
Words near asexual in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: asexual (page history and authors); asexual (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); asexual (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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