noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈsaɪbɚsɛks/
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CMU ARPABET:S AY1 B ER0 S EH2 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely by means of a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: compusex, netsex
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: tinysex
2
verb
Meaning 2
To exchange explicit sexual experiences online by means of text or multimedia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To engage in sexual activity, usually masturbation, while communicating online with another person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
sexual arousal involving communication on the internet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sexual arousal
History
Etymology
From cyber- + sex.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
kybersex
— virtual sexual encounter
Dutch:
cyberseks
— virtual sexual encounter
Finnish:
kyberseksi
— virtual sexual encounter
Finnish:
nettiseksi
— virtual sexual encounter
Finnish:
verkkoseksi
— virtual sexual encounter
French:
cybersexe
— virtual sexual encounter
German:
Cybersex
— virtual sexual encounter
Japanese:
チャH
(cha-etchi)
— virtual sexual encounter
Portuguese:
cibersexo
— virtual sexual encounter
Portuguese:
websexo
— virtual sexual encounter
Spanish:
cibersexo
— virtual sexual encounter
Swedish:
cybersex
— virtual sexual encounter
Turkish:
sanal seks
— virtual sexual encounter
Dutch:
cyberseksen
— exchange explicit sexual experiences online
Finnish:
harrastaa kyberseksiä
— exchange explicit sexual experiences online
Finnish:
harrastaa nettiseksiä
— exchange explicit sexual experiences online
Finnish:
harrastaa verkkoseksiä
— exchange explicit sexual experiences online
Polish:
cyberseks
— exchange explicit sexual experiences online