sexuality

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin sexuālitās. By surface analysis, sexual + -ity. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/, /sɛk.sjuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/ (US) IPA(key): /sɛk.ʃuˈæ.lə.ti/ Rhymes: -ælɪti Hyphenation: sex‧u‧al‧i‧ty === Noun === sexuality (countable and uncountable, plural sexualities) The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex. Antonym: asexuality Sexual activity; concern with, or interest in, sexual activity. Sexual potency. Sexual orientation. Sexual identity, gender. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: セクシュアリティ (sekushuariti) ==== Translations ==== === See also === sensuality === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “sexuality”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. sexuality in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. “sexuality”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “sexuality”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.