Definition of sexuality in English:

sexuality

nounPlural sexualities sɛkʃʊˈalətiˌsɛkʃuˈælədi

mass noun

1Capacity for sexual feelings.
she began to understand the power of her sexuality
Example sentencesExamples
- Now we have a fellow who clearly expects slavish cooperation, even when he goes off the rails of recognizable human sexuality.
- It is very hard to know what sexuality would look like freed from the dominance of heterosexuality.
- I really thought we'd be able to use the Power of Fashion to unravel the Gordian Knot of human sexuality in this column.
- This album is filled with sexual innuendo and in-your-face lesbian sexuality.
- That is why I've always been troubled by the conception of love and its connection to human relationships and sexuality.
- The way I see it, human sexuality is like drinking tea.
- As a result, he hit on the idea of doing a far-reaching survey of human sexuality in order to correct for this deficiency.
- Be imaginative and experiment with all the sensuality and sexuality that the human body has to offer.
- The book leads to a new openness about gay sexuality in literature.
- Neither humans nor their sexuality can be treated as commodities.
- In succeeding years, this problematisation of sexuality, including heterosexuality, has come to characterise lesbian history.
- Homosexuality and heterosexuality are both aspects of human sexuality.
- All are related in various ways to the vast domain of human sexuality.
- He's so instructive to us on what human sexuality is all about.
- In both cases the young girl is discouraged from being independent and exploring, let alone realizing, her capacities including her awakening sexuality.
- I love it when I'm pleasantly surprised by the vagaries of human sexuality… glad to be of service.
- She was especially upset over literature that deals with queer sexuality.
- I'm all for the frank and graphic examination of human sexuality in film.
- Barker's plays are known for their fearless exploration of power, sexuality and human motivation.
- We should no longer look to nature for answers about human sexuality; in fact, it should have no say on the matter at all.
Synonyms
sensuality, sexiness, seductiveness, desirability
sexual appetite, sexual instincts, sexual urges, passion, desire, lust
eroticism, physicality
1. 1.1count noun A person's sexual orientation or preference.
  people with proscribed sexualities
  Example sentencesExamples
  By loosely grouping these different relations together, Haggerty intends to reveal the various ways they differ from both early-modern sexualities and our own modern models of sexuality and gender.
  How does Isabelle's sexuality fit within the overall theme of the show?
  It's also refreshing to see a Scottish TV show with such a mix of nationalities, sexualities - without being overly self-conscious about it - and an ambitious range of locations.
  You should be judged on your abilities, not your sexuality.
  For example, foreigners are said to bring family values to a culture that cannot sustain them due to New-World mobilities, sexualities, materialisms, and freedoms.
  Since growing up with a lesbian sister and her bisexual lover, he's completely compassionate for all sexualities and most everyone regardless of anything, really.
  Rather, such a film would have to happily violate conventions of generic sexuality by explicitly eroticizing alternative sexualities for a non-alternative, unsuspecting, uncurious, and unsympathetic audience.
  In the decades of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual activism, minority sexualities have gained increasing understanding and visibility.
  While students experience Dutch society's acceptance of varying sexualities, they also find out that the Netherlands is not always the tolerant Utopia it is perceived by many to be.
  Often criticized as a mark of Beauvoir's heterosexism, this remark (among others) is not made in ignorance of lesbian sexuality and is not a rejection of non-heterosexual sexualities.
  I'm not saying real wizards have a problem with the gay thing - we're stupendously open-minded toward the alternative sexualities.
  It proclaims sisterhood beautiful even at its most acrimonious, and that someday, though not quite yet, all women may live in peace together despite divergent sexualities and warring ideologies.
  In Hollywood, Friedman believes, it is cool to be open to different sexualities and races because personal difference is equated with creativity.
  Our young, as they struggle to come to terms with their sexualities, often feel they come out of nothing and are not aware of the brave men and women who have risked so much for their freedom.
  Similarly, the film responds to contemporary American culture's own dominant constructions of sexuality (codified by Hollywood films and other media representations) and puritanical abhorrence of non-normative sexualities.
  We got sprung from the strictures of the nuclear family, parish church, small town by our aberrant (queer and proud) sexualities.
  To the extent that the civil rights movement, in reality and perception, was linked to queer sexualities, massive resistance to the former was accompanied by massive repression of the latter.
  Lawrence's Women in Love, for instance, deliberately appropriates deviant sexualities in the construction of an alternative form of society.
  It's a struggle to try not to privilege certain sexualities.
  Are any of the mass media aware that young people every day are affected and influenced by how they portray people of all colors, sexualities, and gender identities?
  ‘I think the great thing about them is that it brings people together from all different classes and all different races, all different sexualities,’ he says.
  Synonyms
  sexual orientation, orientation, sexual preference, leaning, persuasion
  heterosexuality, homosexuality, lesbianism, gayness, the love that dare not speak its name, bisexuality
  transsexuality, omnisexuality, pansexuality
2. 1.2 Sexual activity.
  sexuality within holy matrimony was only justified as a necessary part of reproduction
  Example sentencesExamples
  To them, sex and sexuality in any form other than a rigid husband-and-wife definition is dangerous.
  Synonyms
  sexual activity, reproductive activity, procreation, sexual intercourse, sex, intercourse, sexual relations

Definition of sexuality in US English:

sexuality

nounˌsɛkʃuˈælədiˌsekSHo͞oˈalədē

1Capacity for sexual feelings.
she began to understand the power of her sexuality
Example sentencesExamples
- It is very hard to know what sexuality would look like freed from the dominance of heterosexuality.
- I love it when I'm pleasantly surprised by the vagaries of human sexuality… glad to be of service.
- She was especially upset over literature that deals with queer sexuality.
- In both cases the young girl is discouraged from being independent and exploring, let alone realizing, her capacities including her awakening sexuality.
- The way I see it, human sexuality is like drinking tea.
- Be imaginative and experiment with all the sensuality and sexuality that the human body has to offer.
- Barker's plays are known for their fearless exploration of power, sexuality and human motivation.
- All are related in various ways to the vast domain of human sexuality.
- This album is filled with sexual innuendo and in-your-face lesbian sexuality.
- That is why I've always been troubled by the conception of love and its connection to human relationships and sexuality.
- I really thought we'd be able to use the Power of Fashion to unravel the Gordian Knot of human sexuality in this column.
- Now we have a fellow who clearly expects slavish cooperation, even when he goes off the rails of recognizable human sexuality.
- We should no longer look to nature for answers about human sexuality; in fact, it should have no say on the matter at all.
- Neither humans nor their sexuality can be treated as commodities.
- Homosexuality and heterosexuality are both aspects of human sexuality.
- The book leads to a new openness about gay sexuality in literature.
- I'm all for the frank and graphic examination of human sexuality in film.
- He's so instructive to us on what human sexuality is all about.
- In succeeding years, this problematisation of sexuality, including heterosexuality, has come to characterise lesbian history.
- As a result, he hit on the idea of doing a far-reaching survey of human sexuality in order to correct for this deficiency.
Synonyms
sensuality, sexiness, seductiveness, desirability
1. 1.1 A person's sexual orientation or preference.
  people with proscribed sexualities
  Example sentencesExamples
  For example, foreigners are said to bring family values to a culture that cannot sustain them due to New-World mobilities, sexualities, materialisms, and freedoms.
  It proclaims sisterhood beautiful even at its most acrimonious, and that someday, though not quite yet, all women may live in peace together despite divergent sexualities and warring ideologies.
  Rather, such a film would have to happily violate conventions of generic sexuality by explicitly eroticizing alternative sexualities for a non-alternative, unsuspecting, uncurious, and unsympathetic audience.
  Similarly, the film responds to contemporary American culture's own dominant constructions of sexuality (codified by Hollywood films and other media representations) and puritanical abhorrence of non-normative sexualities.
  Often criticized as a mark of Beauvoir's heterosexism, this remark (among others) is not made in ignorance of lesbian sexuality and is not a rejection of non-heterosexual sexualities.
  I'm not saying real wizards have a problem with the gay thing - we're stupendously open-minded toward the alternative sexualities.
  ‘I think the great thing about them is that it brings people together from all different classes and all different races, all different sexualities,’ he says.
  How does Isabelle's sexuality fit within the overall theme of the show?
  While students experience Dutch society's acceptance of varying sexualities, they also find out that the Netherlands is not always the tolerant Utopia it is perceived by many to be.
  In Hollywood, Friedman believes, it is cool to be open to different sexualities and races because personal difference is equated with creativity.
  Lawrence's Women in Love, for instance, deliberately appropriates deviant sexualities in the construction of an alternative form of society.
  Are any of the mass media aware that young people every day are affected and influenced by how they portray people of all colors, sexualities, and gender identities?
  To the extent that the civil rights movement, in reality and perception, was linked to queer sexualities, massive resistance to the former was accompanied by massive repression of the latter.
  You should be judged on your abilities, not your sexuality.
  By loosely grouping these different relations together, Haggerty intends to reveal the various ways they differ from both early-modern sexualities and our own modern models of sexuality and gender.
  We got sprung from the strictures of the nuclear family, parish church, small town by our aberrant (queer and proud) sexualities.
  It's also refreshing to see a Scottish TV show with such a mix of nationalities, sexualities - without being overly self-conscious about it - and an ambitious range of locations.
  Since growing up with a lesbian sister and her bisexual lover, he's completely compassionate for all sexualities and most everyone regardless of anything, really.
  In the decades of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual activism, minority sexualities have gained increasing understanding and visibility.
  Our young, as they struggle to come to terms with their sexualities, often feel they come out of nothing and are not aware of the brave men and women who have risked so much for their freedom.
  It's a struggle to try not to privilege certain sexualities.
  Synonyms
  sexual orientation, orientation, sexual preference, leaning, persuasion
2. 1.2 Sexual activity.
  Example sentencesExamples
  To them, sex and sexuality in any form other than a rigid husband-and-wife definition is dangerous.
  Synonyms
  sexual activity, reproductive activity, procreation, sexual intercourse, sex, intercourse, sexual relations

单词	sexuality
释义	Definition of sexuality in English: sexuality nounPlural sexualities sɛkʃʊˈalətiˌsɛkʃuˈælədi mass noun 1Capacity for sexual feelings. she began to understand the power of her sexuality Example sentencesExamples Now we have a fellow who clearly expects slavish cooperation, even when he goes off the rails of recognizable human sexuality. It is very hard to know what sexuality would look like freed from the dominance of heterosexuality. I really thought we'd be able to use the Power of Fashion to unravel the Gordian Knot of human sexuality in this column. This album is filled with sexual innuendo and in-your-face lesbian sexuality. That is why I've always been troubled by the conception of love and its connection to human relationships and sexuality. The way I see it, human sexuality is like drinking tea. As a result, he hit on the idea of doing a far-reaching survey of human sexuality in order to correct for this deficiency. Be imaginative and experiment with all the sensuality and sexuality that the human body has to offer. The book leads to a new openness about gay sexuality in literature. Neither humans nor their sexuality can be treated as commodities. In succeeding years, this problematisation of sexuality, including heterosexuality, has come to characterise lesbian history. Homosexuality and heterosexuality are both aspects of human sexuality. All are related in various ways to the vast domain of human sexuality. He's so instructive to us on what human sexuality is all about. In both cases the young girl is discouraged from being independent and exploring, let alone realizing, her capacities including her awakening sexuality. I love it when I'm pleasantly surprised by the vagaries of human sexuality… glad to be of service. She was especially upset over literature that deals with queer sexuality. I'm all for the frank and graphic examination of human sexuality in film. Barker's plays are known for their fearless exploration of power, sexuality and human motivation. We should no longer look to nature for answers about human sexuality; in fact, it should have no say on the matter at all. Synonyms sensuality, sexiness, seductiveness, desirability sexual appetite, sexual instincts, sexual urges, passion, desire, lust eroticism, physicality 1.1count noun A person's sexual orientation or preference. people with proscribed sexualities Example sentencesExamples By loosely grouping these different relations together, Haggerty intends to reveal the various ways they differ from both early-modern sexualities and our own modern models of sexuality and gender. How does Isabelle's sexuality fit within the overall theme of the show? It's also refreshing to see a Scottish TV show with such a mix of nationalities, sexualities - without being overly self-conscious about it - and an ambitious range of locations. You should be judged on your abilities, not your sexuality. For example, foreigners are said to bring family values to a culture that cannot sustain them due to New-World mobilities, sexualities, materialisms, and freedoms. Since growing up with a lesbian sister and her bisexual lover, he's completely compassionate for all sexualities and most everyone regardless of anything, really. Rather, such a film would have to happily violate conventions of generic sexuality by explicitly eroticizing alternative sexualities for a non-alternative, unsuspecting, uncurious, and unsympathetic audience. In the decades of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual activism, minority sexualities have gained increasing understanding and visibility. While students experience Dutch society's acceptance of varying sexualities, they also find out that the Netherlands is not always the tolerant Utopia it is perceived by many to be. Often criticized as a mark of Beauvoir's heterosexism, this remark (among others) is not made in ignorance of lesbian sexuality and is not a rejection of non-heterosexual sexualities. I'm not saying real wizards have a problem with the gay thing - we're stupendously open-minded toward the alternative sexualities. It proclaims sisterhood beautiful even at its most acrimonious, and that someday, though not quite yet, all women may live in peace together despite divergent sexualities and warring ideologies. In Hollywood, Friedman believes, it is cool to be open to different sexualities and races because personal difference is equated with creativity. Our young, as they struggle to come to terms with their sexualities, often feel they come out of nothing and are not aware of the brave men and women who have risked so much for their freedom. Similarly, the film responds to contemporary American culture's own dominant constructions of sexuality (codified by Hollywood films and other media representations) and puritanical abhorrence of non-normative sexualities. We got sprung from the strictures of the nuclear family, parish church, small town by our aberrant (queer and proud) sexualities. To the extent that the civil rights movement, in reality and perception, was linked to queer sexualities, massive resistance to the former was accompanied by massive repression of the latter. Lawrence's Women in Love, for instance, deliberately appropriates deviant sexualities in the construction of an alternative form of society. It's a struggle to try not to privilege certain sexualities. Are any of the mass media aware that young people every day are affected and influenced by how they portray people of all colors, sexualities, and gender identities? ‘I think the great thing about them is that it brings people together from all different classes and all different races, all different sexualities,’ he says. Synonyms sexual orientation, orientation, sexual preference, leaning, persuasion heterosexuality, homosexuality, lesbianism, gayness, the love that dare not speak its name, bisexuality transsexuality, omnisexuality, pansexuality 1.2 Sexual activity. sexuality within holy matrimony was only justified as a necessary part of reproduction Example sentencesExamples To them, sex and sexuality in any form other than a rigid husband-and-wife definition is dangerous. Synonyms sexual activity, reproductive activity, procreation, sexual intercourse, sex, intercourse, sexual relations Definition of sexuality in US English: sexuality nounˌsɛkʃuˈælədiˌsekSHo͞oˈalədē 1Capacity for sexual feelings. she began to understand the power of her sexuality Example sentencesExamples It is very hard to know what sexuality would look like freed from the dominance of heterosexuality. I love it when I'm pleasantly surprised by the vagaries of human sexuality… glad to be of service. She was especially upset over literature that deals with queer sexuality. In both cases the young girl is discouraged from being independent and exploring, let alone realizing, her capacities including her awakening sexuality. The way I see it, human sexuality is like drinking tea. Be imaginative and experiment with all the sensuality and sexuality that the human body has to offer. Barker's plays are known for their fearless exploration of power, sexuality and human motivation. All are related in various ways to the vast domain of human sexuality. This album is filled with sexual innuendo and in-your-face lesbian sexuality. That is why I've always been troubled by the conception of love and its connection to human relationships and sexuality. I really thought we'd be able to use the Power of Fashion to unravel the Gordian Knot of human sexuality in this column. Now we have a fellow who clearly expects slavish cooperation, even when he goes off the rails of recognizable human sexuality. We should no longer look to nature for answers about human sexuality; in fact, it should have no say on the matter at all. Neither humans nor their sexuality can be treated as commodities. Homosexuality and heterosexuality are both aspects of human sexuality. The book leads to a new openness about gay sexuality in literature. I'm all for the frank and graphic examination of human sexuality in film. He's so instructive to us on what human sexuality is all about. In succeeding years, this problematisation of sexuality, including heterosexuality, has come to characterise lesbian history. As a result, he hit on the idea of doing a far-reaching survey of human sexuality in order to correct for this deficiency. Synonyms sensuality, sexiness, seductiveness, desirability 1.1 A person's sexual orientation or preference. people with proscribed sexualities Example sentencesExamples For example, foreigners are said to bring family values to a culture that cannot sustain them due to New-World mobilities, sexualities, materialisms, and freedoms. It proclaims sisterhood beautiful even at its most acrimonious, and that someday, though not quite yet, all women may live in peace together despite divergent sexualities and warring ideologies. Rather, such a film would have to happily violate conventions of generic sexuality by explicitly eroticizing alternative sexualities for a non-alternative, unsuspecting, uncurious, and unsympathetic audience. Similarly, the film responds to contemporary American culture's own dominant constructions of sexuality (codified by Hollywood films and other media representations) and puritanical abhorrence of non-normative sexualities. Often criticized as a mark of Beauvoir's heterosexism, this remark (among others) is not made in ignorance of lesbian sexuality and is not a rejection of non-heterosexual sexualities. I'm not saying real wizards have a problem with the gay thing - we're stupendously open-minded toward the alternative sexualities. ‘I think the great thing about them is that it brings people together from all different classes and all different races, all different sexualities,’ he says. How does Isabelle's sexuality fit within the overall theme of the show? While students experience Dutch society's acceptance of varying sexualities, they also find out that the Netherlands is not always the tolerant Utopia it is perceived by many to be. In Hollywood, Friedman believes, it is cool to be open to different sexualities and races because personal difference is equated with creativity. Lawrence's Women in Love, for instance, deliberately appropriates deviant sexualities in the construction of an alternative form of society. Are any of the mass media aware that young people every day are affected and influenced by how they portray people of all colors, sexualities, and gender identities? To the extent that the civil rights movement, in reality and perception, was linked to queer sexualities, massive resistance to the former was accompanied by massive repression of the latter. You should be judged on your abilities, not your sexuality. By loosely grouping these different relations together, Haggerty intends to reveal the various ways they differ from both early-modern sexualities and our own modern models of sexuality and gender. We got sprung from the strictures of the nuclear family, parish church, small town by our aberrant (queer and proud) sexualities. It's also refreshing to see a Scottish TV show with such a mix of nationalities, sexualities - without being overly self-conscious about it - and an ambitious range of locations. Since growing up with a lesbian sister and her bisexual lover, he's completely compassionate for all sexualities and most everyone regardless of anything, really. In the decades of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual activism, minority sexualities have gained increasing understanding and visibility. Our young, as they struggle to come to terms with their sexualities, often feel they come out of nothing and are not aware of the brave men and women who have risked so much for their freedom. It's a struggle to try not to privilege certain sexualities. Synonyms sexual orientation, orientation, sexual preference, leaning, persuasion 1.2 Sexual activity. Example sentencesExamples To them, sex and sexuality in any form other than a rigid husband-and-wife definition is dangerous. Synonyms sexual activity, reproductive activity, procreation, sexual intercourse, sex, intercourse, sexual relations
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