sexuality

noun

USsek-shoo-AL-uh-tee/sɛk.ʃuˈæ.lə.ti/UKsek-shoo-AL-i-tee/sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/

5 meanings of sexuality

1
noununcountable
Whether someone is attracted to men, women, both, or no one.
He talked openly about his sexuality for the first time in college.
Her sexuality is no one's business but her own.
Similarorientation
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2
noununcountable
Sexual activity, or how much interest a person has in it.
The movie has an R rating because it shows sexuality.
Parents sometimes find it hard to talk to their kids about sexuality.
Similarsex, eroticism
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3
noununcountable
Everything about a person or living thing that is connected with sex.
Human sexuality is a normal and healthy part of life.
The health class covered sexuality in a simple, respectful way.
Similareroticism
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4
noununcountable
A person's gender, meaning whether they are male or female.
The old form asked people to mark their sexuality as male or female.
The nurse wrote the baby's sexuality on the birth record.
Similarsex, gender
5
noununcountable
A person's sexual power and strength, especially the ability to have sex.
Some men buy pills they hope will boost their sexuality.
He worried that the illness had weakened his sexuality.
Similarpotency, virility
Oppositeimpotence

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Origin

It came from the New Latin word "sexualitas".