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Definition sex in American English

sex noun

noun
/seks/
1

the activity in which people kiss and touch each other's sexual organs, which may also include sexual intercourse

Example

Please don't talk about sex in front of the children.

Example

the impact of sex and violence in TV programs

Example

Parents worry about their teenagers having sex.

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a sex partner (=someone who you have sex with)

Example

a sex scandal involving the President

Synonyms and related words
sexual romantic animal
Example

equal treatment of the sexes

Example

The hostel has separate sleeping areas for each sex.

Synonyms and related words
agender androgynous gender
2.1

the group of features or qualities that make a person, animal, or plant either male or female

Example

Discrimination against someone based on their sex is illegal.

Example

We don't want to know the sex of our baby before it is born.

Synonyms and related words
agender androgynous gender
Definition sex in American English

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oral sex (noun) phone sex (noun) safe sex (noun) same-sex (adjective) sex (noun) sex (verb) sex appeal (noun) sex change (noun) sex chromosome (noun) sex drive (noun) sex education (noun) sex kitten (noun) sex life (noun) sex maniac (noun) sex object (noun) sex offender (noun) sex organ (noun) sex robot (noun) sex shop (noun) sex symbol (noun) sex tourism (noun) sex up (phrasal verb) sex worker (noun) the fair sex (noun) the opposite sex (noun) the sex industry (noun) third gender (noun)