English > sexuality: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute| Meaning | The properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles. |
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| Synonyms | sex, gender |
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| Attributes | androgynous | Having both male and female characteristics / characteristics |
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| asexual, nonsexual | not having or involving sex |
| female | The sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop |
| male | The sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation |
| sexual | having or involving sex |
| Narrower | androgyny, hermaphroditism, bisexuality | showing characteristics of both sexes |
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| femaleness, feminineness | The properties characteristic of the female sex |
| maleness, masculinity | The properties characteristic of the male sex |
| Broader | physiological property | A property having to do with the functioning of the body |
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| Spanish | género, sexo, sexualidad |
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| Catalan | sexe, sexualitat |
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| Adjectives | sexual | of or relating to or characterized by sexuality |
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