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sexual identity

sexual identity noun: one's self-perception concerning the type of person one is romantically or sexually attracted to or concerning one's identified sexual orientation.

Noun

sexual identity (plural sexual identities)

  1. One's self-perception concerning the type of person one is romantically or sexually attracted to or concerning one's identified sexual orientation.

Forms of sexual identity

pluralsexual identities

Questions about sexual identity

What does sexual identity mean?
Sexual identity means one's self-perception concerning the type of person one is romantically or sexually attracted to or concerning one's identified sexual orientation.
What part of speech is sexual identity?
Sexual identity is a noun.
What is the plural of sexual identity?
The plural of sexual identity is sexual identities.

Words near sexual identity in the dictionary

  1. sexual favours
  2. sexual fraternization
  3. sexual harassment
  4. sexual headache
  5. sexual headaches
  6. sexual identity
  7. sexual intercourse
  8. sexual intercourses
  9. sexual inversion
  10. sexual literacies
  11. sexual literacy

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