sexiness

sex·y

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sek-see]
- /ˈsɛk si/
- /ˈseksɪnɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-see]
- /ˈsɛk si/

Definitions of sexiness word

adjective sexiness concerned predominantly or excessively with sex; risqué: a sexy novel. 1
adjective sexiness sexually interesting or exciting; radiating sexuality: the sexiest professor on campus. 1
adjective sexiness excitingly appealing; glamorous: a sexy new car. 1
noun sexiness sexual attractiveness 1
noun sexiness a sexy state or quality 0

See all 5 definitions of sexiness

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Origin of sexiness

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; sex + -y1

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Parts of speech for Sexiness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sexiness

sexiness 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for sexiness

noun sexiness

animal magnetism — the quality of being attractive, esp to members of the opposite sex
beguilement — to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
mesmerism — hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. Mesmer, through animal magnetism.
amativeness — (phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
it — sweet vermouth: gin and it.

All 9 Synonyms of sexiness