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- [ey-sek-shoo-uh l]
- /eɪˈsɛk ʃu əl/
- /ˌeɪˈsek.sju.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ey-sek-shoo-uh l]
- /eɪˈsɛk ʃu əl/
Definitions of asexual word
- adjective asexual Something that is asexual involves no sexual activity. 3
- adjective asexual Asexual creatures and plants have no sexual organs. 3
- adjective asexual Someone who is asexual is not sexually attracted to other people. 3
- adjective asexual having no apparent sex or sex organs 3
- adjective asexual (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes, as in vegetative reproduction, fission, or budding 3
- adjective asexual (of a person) not sexually attracted to other people 3
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Origin of asexual
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; a-6 + sexual
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Asexual
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
asexual popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
asexual usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for asexual
adj asexual
- abiogenesis — the hypothetical process by which living organisms first arose on earth from nonliving matter
- agamic — asexual; occurring or reproducing without fertilization
- agamogenesis — asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis
- agamous — agamic
- parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
adjective asexual
- gender — either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior: the feminine gender. Compare sex (def 1).
- androgynous — In biology, an androgynous person, animal, or plant has both male and female sexual characteristics.
- neutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- sexless — having or seeming to have no sex; neuter.
- vegetative — growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating.
Antonyms for asexual
adjective asexual
- genitive — (in certain inflected languages) noting a case of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives, used primarily to express possession, measure, or origin: as John's hat, week's vacation, duty's call.
- venereal — arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
- generative — capable of producing or creating.
- sexual — of, relating to, or for sex: sexual matters; sexual aids.
- animalistic — If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.
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