sexy

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛksi/ (Australia, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈseksi/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈsɛkse/ Rhymes: -ɛksi === Etymology 1 === From sex + -y. ==== Adjective ==== sexy (comparative sexier, superlative sexiest) Having sex appeal; attractive. Synonyms: hot, arousing, (archaic) concupiscible (of a thing or concept) Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest. (rare) Sexual; relating to or involving sex. ===== Synonyms ===== (having sexual appeal): alluring, dishy (of a man), foxy (of a woman), horny, raunchy, sensual, tasty, dreamy, cute, handsome (of a man), dashing (of a man) (attractive, appealing): gorgeous, tasty, hot See also Thesaurus:sexy ===== Antonyms ===== unsexy nonsexy (sense 2) prosaic ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin sex (“six”) +‎ -y, intended as a pun. ==== Adjective ==== sexy (not comparable) (mathematics) Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six. ===== Derived terms ===== sexy prime === Anagrams === syxe == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsɛksɪ] === Noun === sexy nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of sex == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sexy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.si/ Hyphenation: sexy === Adjective === sexy (comparative sexyer, superlative sexyst) sexy ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sexy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛk.si/ === Adjective === sexy (invariable) sexy === Further reading === “sexy”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sexy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɛksi/ (official standard but rarely used; usually considered overly formal or incorrect) IPA(key): /ˈsɛksi/ (usual) === Adjective === sexy (strong nominative masculine singular sexyer, comparative sexyer, superlative am sexysten) sexy ==== Usage notes ==== In German, most people try to approximate the original pronunciations of many recently borrowed words, which is why there is even a term for this, Fremdwort, for which there is no real equivalent in English. In the case of the corresponding noun, Sex, a voiced beginning is considered even more outdated or incorrect than for the adjective sexy, and this voiced pronunciation is used and emphasized for sechs ("six") to clearly differentiate it. The positive form is not inflected in standard usage: ein sexy Kleid. Inflected forms only occur in colloquial speech (ein sexyes Kleid), and only rarely. The comparative has to be inflected when used before nouns. This is avoided in standard usage, which means that the comparative is rare except in predicative position. (Colloquial: Sie will ein sexyeres Kleid. / Sie will ein Kleid, das mehr sexy ist. Formal written: Die Kundin sucht ein Kleid, das sexyer ist. Formal spoken [since the ending of sexyer is hard to hear]: Die Kundin sucht ein Kleid, das mehr sexy ist.) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== unsexy === Further reading === “sexy” in Duden online “sexy”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English sexy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.si/ Rhymes: -ɛksi Hyphenation: sè‧xy === Adjective === sexy (invariable) sexy ==== Derived terms ==== sexy-shop === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sexy. === Adjective === sexy (indeclinable) sexy === References === “sexy” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sexy. === Adjective === sexy (indeclinable) sexy === References === “sexy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English sexy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.si/ Rhymes: -ɛksi Syllabification: se‧xy === Adjective === sexy (comparative bardziej sexy, superlative najbardziej sexy, no derived adverb) (colloquial) sexy (having sexual appeal) Synonym: seksowny === Adverb === sexy (comparative bardziej sexy, superlative najbardziej sexy) (colloquial) sexily Synonym: seksownie === Further reading === “sexy”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sexy”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English sexy. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛksi === Adjective === sexy (invariable) sexy (having sexual appeal) Synonym: sensual === Further reading === “sexy”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “sexy”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “sexy”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “sexy”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English sexy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈseksi] === Adjective === sexy m or f or n (indeclinable) sexy Synonym: sexos ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /seksi/, [ˈseksi] Rhymes: -eksi Hyphenation: se‧xy === Noun === sexy nominative/accusative plural of sex == Spanish == === Adjective === sexy m or f (masculine and feminine plural sexys) (or invariable) alternative form of sexi === Further reading === “sexy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025