English Explanatory Dictionary

sexy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having sex appeal; attractive.
  2. Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.
  3. Sexual; relating to or involving sex.
adj
  1. Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛk.sɪ/ sĕkʹsē /ˈsɛk.si/ En-au-sexy.ogg

Word forms

sexy sexier sexiest

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexusder. Old French sexeder. Middle English sexe English sex Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sexy From sex + -y.

Synonyms

arousing attractive bangable beautiful beddable bedworthy bonable bonerific buff delicious desirable doable effable fanciable fappable fapworthy fine fit fuckable hittable humpable peng provocative rootable salacious screwable seductive sexable sexalicious sexy shaggable swoonsome toothsome hot concupiscible alluring dishy foxy horny raunchy sensual tasty dreamy cute handsome dashing gorgeous

Antonyms

unsexy nonsexy prosaic repellent unalluring unattractive

Related words

heroin chic OMFG sexually aroused pleasure

Derived words

adorasexy asexy bisexy cybersexy intersexy pansexy semisexy sexily sexiness sexy baby voice sexyman sexy shrimp sexy son hypothesis sexy times sexy up shmexy smexy supersexy transexy Tumblr sexyman sexy prime

Translations

Danish: sexet Dutch: sexy Finnish: seksikäs French: sexy German: sexy Māori: whakahiamo Norwegian: sexy Romanian: sexy Russian: се́кси Russian: сексапи́льный Sanskrit: काम्य Spanish: sexy Swedish: sexig Turkish: dehşet Turkish: efsane Turkish: ilik gibi Ukrainian: се́ксі Vietnamese: hấp dẫn Vietnamese: gợi cảm Vietnamese: hở hang Vietnamese: gợi dục
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