asexual

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
2. (especially, not-comparable) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
3. (not-comparable) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
4. (not-comparable) Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.

Noun

1. A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
2. A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
3. (rare) Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.

Synonyms

nonsexual

neuter

agamic

sexless

Translations

asessuale

asexué

asexual

asessuato

asexuel

geschlechtslos

aseksüel

άφυλος

assexual

agame

asexual

ungeschlechtlich

assexuado

άγαμος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɪˈsɛkʃuəl/

Etymology

From a- (“lacking, without”) + -sexual.