sexual : Idioms & Phrases

double standard of sexual behavior

noun a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)

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primary sexual characteristic

noun the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
primary sex characteristic; primary sex character.

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secondary sexual characteristic

noun the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
secondary sex character; secondary sex characteristic.

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sexual abstention

noun abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
chastity; celibacy.

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sexual abuse

noun a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
sexual abuse; sex crime; sex offense.
- most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault

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sexual activity

noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
sexual activity; sex; sex activity.
- they had sex in the back seat

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sexual arousal

noun the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior

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sexual assault

noun a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
sexual abuse; sex crime; sex offense.
- most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault

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sexual attraction

noun attractiveness on the basis of sexual desire

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sexual characteristic

noun those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
sex character; sex characteristic.

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sexual climax

noun the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
orgasm; climax; coming.

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sexual congress

noun the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
congress; intercourse; sexual intercourse; sex act; carnal knowledge; sexual congress; relation; copulation; coitus; coition.

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sexual conquest

noun a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
score.
- calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang

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sexual desire

noun a desire for sexual intimacy
concupiscence; physical attraction; eros.

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Sexual dimorphism

(Biol.), the condition of having one of the sexes existing in two forms, or varieties, differing in color, size, etc., as in many species of butterflies which have two kinds of females.

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sexual discrimination

noun discrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sex

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sexual harassment

noun unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee

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sexual immorality

noun the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions
- sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions

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sexual intercourse

noun the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
congress; intercourse; sexual intercourse; sex act; carnal knowledge; sexual congress; relation; copulation; coitus; coition.

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sexual inversion

noun a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
inversion.

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sexual love

noun a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
erotic love; love.
- their love left them indifferent to their surroundings
- she was his first love
noun sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
making love; love life; love; lovemaking.
- his lovemaking disgusted her
- he hadn't had any love in months
- he has a very complicated love life

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Sexual method

(Bot.), a method of classification proposed by Linnæus, founded mainly on difference in number and position of the stamens and pistils of plants.

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sexual morality

noun morality with respect to sexual relations
virtue; chastity.

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sexual perversion

noun an aberrant sexual practice;
perversion.

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sexual pleasure

noun pleasure derived from sexual activities

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sexual practice

noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
sexual activity; sex; sex activity.
- they had sex in the back seat

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sexual relation

noun the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
congress; intercourse; sexual intercourse; sex act; carnal knowledge; sexual congress; relation; copulation; coitus; coition.

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sexual relationship

noun a relationship involving sexual intimacy

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sexual reproduction

noun reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete
amphimixis.

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Sexual selection

(Biol.), the selective preference of one sex for certain characteristics in the other, such as bright colors, musical notes, etc.; also, the selection which results from certain individuals of one sex having more opportunities of pairing with the other sex, on account of greater activity, strength, courage, etc.; applied likewise to that kind of evolution which results from such sexual preferences. Darwin.
In these cases, therefore, natural selection seems to have acted independently of sexual selection. A. R. Wallace.

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sexual union

noun the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
coupling; union; pairing; conjugation; mating.
- the casual couplings of adolescents
- the mating of some species occurs only in the spring

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sexual urge

noun all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
sex.
- he wanted a better sex life
- the film contained no sex or violence

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