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noun
The state or quality of being sexy, of possessing the traits of sexual appeal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: amorousness, eroticism, erotism, amativeness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction
Narrower terms: prurience, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnality, lubricity
History
Etymology tree English sexy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sexiness From sexy + -ness.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
