Phrase guide

sex appeal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Sexual attractiveness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • He may be as thick as a plank, but he sure has some sex appeal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

attractiveness to the opposite sex

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: desirability, desirableness, oomph

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attractiveness

Narrower terms: sultriness

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِنْجِذَاب جِنْسِيّ (injiḏāb jinsiyy) — sexual attractiveness
  • Arabic: جَاذِبِيَّة جِنْسِيَّة (jāḏibiyya jinsiyya) — sexual attractiveness
  • Bulgarian: сексапил (seksapil) — sexual attractiveness
  • Chinese Mandarin: 性感 (xìnggǎn) — sexual attractiveness
  • Chinese Mandarin: 性魅力 (xìngmèilì) — sexual attractiveness
  • Danish: sexappeal — sexual attractiveness
  • Dutch: sexappeal — sexual attractiveness
  • Dutch: seksuele aantrekkingskracht — sexual attractiveness
  • Esperanto: seksallogo — sexual attractiveness
  • Finnish: sukupuolinen vetovoima — sexual attractiveness
  • Finnish: seksikkyys — sexual attractiveness
  • French: sex appeal — sexual attractiveness
  • French: attirance sexuelle — sexual attractiveness
  • French: attraction sexuelle — sexual attractiveness
  • French: attrait sexuel — sexual attractiveness
  • German: Sexappeal — sexual attractiveness
  • German: erotische Anziehungskraft — sexual attractiveness
  • Greek: σεξαπίλ (sexapíl) — sexual attractiveness
  • Hindi: यौनाकर्षण (yaunākarṣaṇ) — sexual attractiveness
  • Hungarian: szexepil — sexual attractiveness
  • Icelandic: kynþokki — sexual attractiveness
  • Irish: gnéasúlacht — sexual attractiveness
  • Japanese: 色気 (iroke) — sexual attractiveness
  • Japanese: セックスアピール (sekkusuapīru) — sexual attractiveness
  • Korean: 섹스 어필 (sekseu eopil) — sexual attractiveness
  • Polish: seksapil — sexual attractiveness
  • Polish: atrakcyjność seksualna — sexual attractiveness
  • Portuguese: apelo sexual — sexual attractiveness
  • Portuguese: sex appeal — sexual attractiveness
  • Russian: сексапи́льность (seksapílʹnostʹ) — sexual attractiveness
  • Russian: сексуа́льная привлека́тельность (seksuálʹnaja privlekátelʹnostʹ) — sexual attractiveness
  • Spanish: atracción sexual — sexual attractiveness
  • Spanish: sexapil — sexual attractiveness
  • Swedish: sex appeal — sexual attractiveness
  • Tagalog: sariing gayuma — sexual attractiveness
  • Turkish: seksapel — sexual attractiveness
  • Vietnamese: hấp dẫn tình dục — sexual attractiveness