non-sexualadj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈsɛkʃʊəl/,

/nɒnˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)l/,

/nɒnˈsɛksjʊ(ə)l/, U.S.

/nɑnˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, sexual adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + sexual adj. Compare earlier asexual adj.

Not involving or relating to sex or sexual reproduction.

ΚΠ

1838 A. Thomson in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 432/1 Reproduction may be divided into non-sexual and sexual.

1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 749 ‘Sporogony’, or development from a non-sexual spore, occurs in a few instances.

1923 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 35 278 The ‘ritual’ use of non-sexual actions during courtship.

1977 Gay News 24 Mar. 14/4 Women have certain..proclivities which permit them to extract more nonsexual rewards from a close relationship.

1991 Sci. Amer. Aug. 78/1 One of the cell types is nonsexual. It reproduces by budding, simply dividing in two to produce identical offspring.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	non-sexual
释义	non-sexualadj. Brit. /nɒnˈsɛkʃʊəl/, /nɒnˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)l/, /nɒnˈsɛksjʊ(ə)l/, U.S. /nɑnˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, sexual adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + sexual adj. Compare earlier asexual adj. Not involving or relating to sex or sexual reproduction. ΚΠ 1838 A. Thomson in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 432/1 Reproduction may be divided into non-sexual and sexual. 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 749 ‘Sporogony’, or development from a non-sexual spore, occurs in a few instances. 1923 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 35 278 The ‘ritual’ use of non-sexual actions during courtship. 1977 Gay News 24 Mar. 14/4 Women have certain..proclivities which permit them to extract more nonsexual rewards from a close relationship. 1991 Sci. Amer. Aug. 78/1 One of the cell types is nonsexual. It reproduces by budding, simply dividing in two to produce identical offspring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1838
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