sex

1. 1. The property or quality by which organisms are classified as female or male on the basis of their reproductive organs and functions.
   2. Either of the two divisions, designated female and male, of this classification.
2. Females or males considered as a group.
3. The condition or character of being female or male; the physiological, functional, and psychological differences that distinguish the female and the male. See Usage Note at gender.
4. The sexual urge or instinct as it manifests itself in behavior.
5. Sexual intercourse.
6. The genitals.

1. To determine the sex of (an organism).
2. Slang.
   1. To arouse sexually. Often used with up.
   2. To increase the appeal or attractiveness of. Often used with up.

[Middle English, from Latin sexus.]

Demographic designation used in life insurance to calculate premium rates for life and health insurance and annuity contracts. Since females have a longer Life Expectancy than males of the same age, life insurance premiums for females are lower than for males of the same age. Annuity income for females, by the same token, is lower than for males of the same age. These differences are being contested.

Sex is a short word, but an immense concept, and many of us spend a lot of time thinking about it. Sex is the engine that drives creation, ensuring propagation of the race and ultimate survival of the species. The imperfection of biological machines means that after a certain period of time they become dysfunctional and obsolescent, and it becomes more economic and energy-efficient to replace them completely than to continue to renew the old ones.

So how can selfish organisms, intent only on their own survival, be persuaded to reproduce and hand on their heritage and their living space to an utterly new individual?

There are a number of instruments, such as the selfish gene theory and the maternal instinct but the chief contrivance is sex, and Mother Nature has been capriciously kind in allowing us this delightful inducement to procreation.

Apart from being great fun, sex allows the mixing of genetic material with its consequent crucial increase in adaptability; no two progeny are exactly alike, as the cocktail of genes will never mix in exactly the same way. This genetic diversity permits adjustment to any environmental changes, as any advantageous characteristics will promote survival and increase their chances of being further propagated. For example, if the weather gets colder, people with a tendency to wear warm pyjamas will be more likely to survive and pass on their cuddly proclivities; thus the human race will tend to become more huggable, and I say go for it.

The act of sex is also of immense symbolic significance, a gesture of trust and vulnerability. The woman lies on her back (usually) exposing herself without guard or guile to the frenzied thrusting of the man.

The man is also uniquely vulnerable at this time; at the point of ejaculation his back arches, his eyes close in rapture, and he is oblivious to all ordinary sensations. This vulnerability is exploited more cold-bloodedly in other species; the male spider and praying mantis pay the ultimate price for sex, for that gasping moment of desire, for the chance to perpetuate their genes; they form a tasty little post-coital snack for their partner.

And one of the consequences of the desire for sex is that sublimation of that desire has led to that finest of human emotions: romantic love, the passionate unconditional constant devotion to another person, the inspiration for great art, great literature, great poetry, great food, and great, great pop songs. Some authors, however, have argued that it is implausible to suggest that this remarkable harmony between the interests of the species and the ecstasy of the individual came about solely though evolutionary pressure; that the sheer joy of sexual love is far greater than can be explained by reference to biological utility or Freudian psychology — as Tina Turner rasped, ‘What's love got to do with it?’

As one of our great primal drives, cultures and religions have naturally developed many different ways to depict and control sex. For example, many traditional religions consider the act of sex without procreation to be sinful, whereas contemporary Western social mores and wider environmental concerns about over-population take the opposing view. In Western society, most forms of sex are now acceptable, so long as they involve consenting adults, and these increasingly bizarre forms of non-procreational sex may be a species response to overcrowding and an inherent, if unconscious, awareness of the dangers of over-population; they might be considered analogous to the legendary mass migrations and suicides undertaken by lemmings when their numbers become too great to support their food supply, though thankfully outre sex is much more diverting both to partake in and to watch.

So the bottom line, so to speak, is that sex represents a ferociously potent device for ensuring that our species continues to adapt and survive (and have great parties on the way).

— Liam Farrell

See also coitus; orgasm; sexuality; sexual orientation.

Definition: intercourse between animates
Antonyms: abstention, chastity

Classification of an individual as male or female on the basis of anatomic, functional, hormonal, and chromosomal characteristics.

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Information and misinformation on sex, and jokes about it, must always have circulated informally, yet, paradoxically, it is literary scholars who give most insight into this semi-secret oral tradition. Elizabethan sexual slang and jokes are well documented, since they are central to Shakespeare's humour; so are the innuendoes in Restoration dramatists and 18th-century satirists; there are even anthologies of such minor genres as the bawdy limerick, a form of wit popular among educated men in the late 19th and 20th centuries, and the bawdy songs of all-male groups (students, rugby footballers, army, etc.). Dirty jokes are a flourishing oral genre (sometimes aggregating into joke cycles, e.g. about Viagra, or Essex girls), and are frequently found as graffiti.

Sexual folklore certainly exists, both on a serious and on a jocular level. One widespread notion, seriously taught by doctors and schoolmasters well into the 20th century, was that boys who masturbate go blind, or ‘soft in the head’. Girls' taboos about menstruation were equally unscientific, though less alarming. There was, and still is, a good deal of ‘folk wisdom’ about sexual characteristics, though it is hard to tell how seriously it is held. Thus, it is said that the size of a man's nose indicates that of his penis; of a woman's mouth, the size and tightness of the entry to her vagina. Big feet could have the same meaning. Baldness in a youngish man is supposed to indicate virility, especially if accompanied by thick bodily hair, so women allegedly find bald men sexy. Oysters, Spanish fly, valerian, and ground-up animal horn are all reputed to be aphrodisiacs.

In older folk beliefs, certain animals which were inherently virtuous, such as bees and lions, would respect a virgin, but attack an unchaste girl; hence, a virgin could walk through a swarm of bees unstung. Nowadays it is sometimes said that if a woman forgets to put salt on the table when setting it for a meal, it is a sign she has lost her virginity.

In the days when public behaviour had to be discreet, various rumours circulated about visual signals indicating sexual status and intentions. In the 1950s, it was said that a girl wearing a Robertson Marmalade golliwog badge meant ‘I've lost my virginity’, and any woman wearing a thin bracelet round her ankle was sexually available, or even a prostitute. Some said if a woman wore a red hat, or red shoes, or allowed her petticoat to show, it meant she was not wearing knickers. Prostitutes had ways of attracting clients without actually soliciting in the legal sense; some used to walk slowly, accompanied by a poodle, while others might stand in shop doorways jingling a bunch of keys to show they were available, and had a flat to take the client to. A red lamp in the window was the sign of a brothel, hence the phrase ‘red light district’.

In recent years, there has been similar talk about homosexual signals based on how one's tie is knotted or one's breast-pocket handkerchief folded, though probably the wisest guide is the folk saying, ‘It takes one to know one’. It is often said by ‘straight’ people that any man wearing one earring is gay, though they disagree as to whether it is the left or the right ear that matters; in any case, male earrings are now so common that they can hardly be significant.

Colloquial speech abounds in references to sexual acts and organs. Until recently they were completely taboo in general society, so for the male subgroups which did use them among themselves they were a powerful mark of ‘belonging’. Currently, they are used freely by far more people than at any previous period in England. They still have aggressive and insulting force, but in some contexts are exploited for humorous effect; they are common in minor verbal genres such as riddles, playground rhymes, and limericks, where the with may consist either in uttering the offensive word or unexpectedly avoiding it.

Few folklorists have yet done research on the topic; Sutton, 1992, is the only book based on English current material, from women informants. The present authors sent out a questionnaire in 1998, on which much of the present entry is based.

See also CONCEPTION, MENSTRUATION, PREGNANCY.

The difficulties the western tradition has had with sexual desire are spectacularly voiced by Kant: ‘Taken by itself [sexual love] is a degradation of human nature; for as soon as a person becomes an object of appetite for another, all motives of moral relationship cease to function, because as an object of appetite for another a person becomes a thing and can be treated and used as such by every one’ (Lectures on Ethics). Kant seems to be describing a gang rape rather than sexual love, but he thought the only, fragile, escape from the fate of being ‘cast aside as one casts away a lemon that has been sucked dry’ was a contractual relationship based on marriage, although he himself did not try it (nor, probably, sex). In Plato, sexual desire is a good, although only the first step on a ladder of perfection (see beauty, love, Dante). The movements of thought whereby Plato's view degenerated to the Calvinism of Kant include increasing disgust with merely material as opposed to spiritual existence, and the Pauline and Augustinian conviction that original sin is somehow associated with sexual desire (see concupiscence). But older classical and Judaic traditions also associated sexuality and especially female sexuality and menstruation with uncleanliness and pollution. Women came off worst in other ways also, since as in too many modern cultures, rape was thought to dishonour the victim.

A more optimistic view of the matter than Kant's was voiced by Hobbes: ‘The appetite which men call lust…is a sensual pleasure, but not only that; there is in it also a delight of the mind: for it consisteth of two appetites together, to please, and to be pleased; and the delight men take in delighting, is not sensual, but a pleasure or joy of the mind consisting in the imagination of the power they have so much to please’ (Human Nature, ix. 10). In this area, prophecies are apt to be self-fulfilling: it is predictable that if we side with Kant our sexual relationships will be a lot worse than if we understand Hobbes. The power of the tradition of sin is still visible in the ratio of writings that pay serious attention to Kant's view, as opposed to ones that start with Plato, or Hobbes. See also obscenity, pornography.

The biological differences between males and females, especially differences in genitals and reproductive capabilities. Compare gender. See also sex determination, sex-specific differences.

1. the fundamental distinction, found in most species of animals and plants, based on the type of gametes produced by the individual or the category to which the individual fits on the basis of that criterion. Ova, or macrogametes, are produced by the female, and spermatozoa, or microgametes, are produced by the male. The union of these distinctive germ cells results in the production of a new individual in sexual reproduction.
2. to determine the sex of an animal.

• s. cell — see germ cell, gamete.
• s. chromatin — the persistent mass of chromatin situated at the periphery of the nucleus in cells of normal females; it is the material of the inactivated sex chromosome. Called also Barr body.
• chromosomal s. — sex as determined by the presence of the XX (female) or the XY (male) genotype in somatic cells, without regard to phenotypic manifestations. Called also genetic sex.
• s. chromosomes — see sex chromosomes.
• s. determination — 1. the change in the fetus to a male or female configuration; the process by which the sex of an organism is fixed, associated, in animals, with the presence or absence of the Y chromosome.
— 2. diagnosis of the sex of the fetus before birth performed by examination of fetal fluids obtained by amniocentesis.
• s. determining region of Y — a single gene responsible for determining the sex of an animal.
• s. drive — see libido.
• endocrinological s. — the phenotypic manifestations of sex determined by endocrine influences, such as mammary development, etc.
• genetic s. — chromosomal sex.
• s. glands — in the male includes the prostate, seminal vesicles, ampullae and bulbourethral glands; in the female includes ovaries.
• gonadal s. — the sex as determined on the basis of the gonadal tissue present (ovarian or testicular).
• s. hormones — glandular secretions involved in the regulation of sexual functions. The principal sex hormone in the male is testosterone, produced by the testes. In the female the principal sex hormones are the estrogens and progesterone, produced by the ovaries.
— These hormones influence the secondary sex characters, such as the shape and contour of the body and head, mammary development and the pitch of the voice. The male hormones stimulate production of spermatozoa, and the female hormones control ovulation, pregnancy and the estral cycle.
• sex-linkage — includes X-linked (much the most common) and Y-linked loci.
• sex-linked inheritance — see sex-linkage (above).
• morphological s. — sex determined on the basis of the morphology of the external genitals.
• neutrophil s. lobe — see drumstick lobe.
• nuclear s. — the sex as determined on the basis of the presence or absence of sex chromatin in somatic cells, its presence normally indicating the XX (female) genotype, and its absence the XY (male) genotype.
• s. parity — see sex ratio (below).
• s. pheromone — see pheromone.
• s. ratio — proportion of female to male births.
• s. reversal — the sexual condition of animals in which gonadal sex and chromosomal sex are dissimilar.
• s. steroids — steroidal compounds acting as hormones in reproductive processes; the principal ones are estrogen, progesterone, testosterone.

Quotes:

"The Englishman can get along with sex quite perfectly so long as he can pretend that it isn't sex but something else." - James Agate

"Sex is the most fun you can have without laughing." - Woody Allen

"A Bay Area Bisexual told me I didn't quite coincide with either of her desires." - Woody Allen

"You have to see the sex act comically, as a child." - W. H. Auden

"Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent." - Kevin Bacon

"Sex -- the great inequality, the great miscalculator, the great Irritator." - Enid Bagnold

See more famous quotes about Sex

This article is about biological sexes: male, female, etc.. For alternate uses, such as Sexual intercourse, see Sex (disambiguation).

Sex refers to the male and female duality of biology and reproduction. Unlike organisms that only have the ability to reproduce asexually, sexed male and female pairs have the ability to produce offspring through meiosis and fertilization. The two sexes attract one another and communicate their readiness to procreate through differences in their biology.

An organism's sex reflects its biological function in reproduction, not its sexuality or other behavior. The female sex is defined as the one which produces the larger gamete and which typically bears the offspring. In contrast, the male sex has a smaller gamete and rarely bears offspring. In some animals, sex may be assigned to specific structures rather than the entire organism. Earthworms, for example, are normally hermaphrodites.

  

Animal species

Main articles: Animal sexuality and Mating system

Animal sexual behavior takes many different forms, even within the same species. Researchers have observed monogamy, promiscuity, sex between species, sexual arousal from objects or places, rape, necrophilia, sexual orientation (heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality and situational sexual behaviour) and a range of other practices among animals other than humans. Related studies have noted diversity in sexed bodies and gendered behaviour, such as intersex and transgender animals.

The study of animal sexuality (and primate sexuality especially) is a rapidly developing field. It used to be believed that only humans and a handful of species performed sexual acts other than for procreation, and that animals' sexuality was instinctive and a simple response to the "right" stimulation (sight, scent). Current understanding is that many species believed monogamous have now been proven to be promiscuous or opportunistic in nature, a wide range of species appear to both masturbate and to use objects as tools to help them do so, in many species animals try to give and get sexual stimulation with others where procreation is not the aim, and homosexual behavior has now been observed among 1,500 species, and in 500 of those it is well documented. There are species that have 3, 4 or 5 sexes. For example:

• the clam shrimp Eulimnadia texana has three sexes, that is, it is a triploid organism.^[1]
• harvester ant genus Pogonomyrmex has three sexes^[2] or possibly four sexes^[3]
• the reptile tuatara might have four sexes^[4]
• Coprinus macrorhizus (Pers.) Rea might have three or four sexes^[5]
• Coprinus lagopus has four sexes^[6]
• Fausto-Sterling proposes that there are five sexes of humans ^[7][8]
• Other species have exhibited evidence of 5 sexes^[9]

Humans

Human Male and Female anatomical features

See Human sexuality for information about sexual activities, sexual sensation, sexual gratification, and sexual intimacy between human beings

In humans, "sex" is often perceived as a dichotomous state or identity for most biological and social purposes - such that a person can only be female or male. But many factors, including one's biology, environment, psychology and social context, have a role in determining how a particular person, and those around them, view their sex. Although the table below shows common differences between males and females, many people do not correspond to "male" or "female" with regard to every criterion. Additionally, about 1 to 1.7 percent of human beings exhibit biological sexual ambiguity to the degree that they cannot be physically classified as exclusively male or female. This is known as intersex. A person with intersex may have biological characteristics of both the male and female sexes.

"Primary" sexual characteristics are typically present at birth and directly involved in reproduction. "Secondary" sexual characteristics typically develop later in life (usually during puberty) and are not directly involved in reproduction. Differences between the sexes are known as sexual dimorphism. At the biological level these differences are usually:

Level	Characteristics	Female	Male
Primary
	Sex chromosomes	XX	XY
	Gametes	Ova	Spermatozoa
	Sex organs	Ovaries	Testes
	Predominant Sex hormones	Estrogen and Progesterone	Testosterone
	Anatomy of internal genitalia	clitoral crura, vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes	corpora cavernosa, urethra, prostate, seminal vesicles
	Anatomy of external genitalia	glans clitoris, labia, vulva, clitoral hood, perineal urethra	penis, scrotum, foreskin, fused perineum
Secondary
	Skeletal Structure	Relatively shorter, wider in hips	Relatively taller, wider in shoulders, bigger chest
	Face	Rounded jaw	Bigger nose bone, brow bone,[10] squarer jaw, facial hair
	Body fat and muscle	Relatively more fat	Relatively more muscle[11]
	Fat Distribution	More in buttocks, hips and thighs	More in abdomen
	Body form development	"Hourglass" shape: 8	"Triangular" shape: ▼
	Other	Breasts	Adam's apple and body hair

The relationship between the various levels of biological sexual differentiation is fairly well understood. Many of the biological levels are said to cause, or at least shape, the next level. For example, in most people, the presence of a Y chromosome causes the gonads to become testes, which produce hormones that cause the internal and external genitalia to become male, which in turn lead parents to assign 'male' as the sex of their child (assigned sex), and raise the child as a boy (gender of rearing). However, the degree to which biological and environmental factors contribute to the psychosocial aspects of sexual differentiation, and even the interrelationships between the various psychosocial aspects of differentiation, is less well understood as illustrated by the ongoing nature versus nurture debate. Unfortunately, because of a lack of focus on this area, studies may use data from research not designed to discern the role of sex. One sample of 432 papers publishing the results of gender-related genetics found that only 66.6% of them had set out to deal with the subject before conducting any research and 87.3% used unsound statistics.^[12]

Social and psychological issues

Main article: Gender

Gender discordance

See also: transgender and third gender

Discordance is the term used to describe the extent to which people differ from the usual biological and psychosocial types described above. Some discordances are biological, such as when the sex of the chromosomes (genetic sex) does not match the sex of the external genitalia (anatomic sex), such as in Swyer syndrome, a type of intersex condition. Discordances between the biological and psychosocial levels (such as when the gender identity does not match the anatomic sex) or between the various psychosocial levels (such as when the gender role does not match the gender identity) are even more common, but less well understood.

In gender theory, the term "heteronormativity" refers to the idea that human beings fall into two distinct and complementary categories, male and female; that sexual and marital relations are normal only when between two people of different genders; and that people should follow roles determined by their gender. Instead, some people have sought to define their sexuality and sexual identity in non-polar terms, in the belief that the simple division of all humans into "males" and "females" does not fit their individual conditions. A proponent of this movement away from polar oppositions, Anne Fausto-Sterling, recognized five sexes: male, female, merm (male pseudohermaphrodite), ferm (female pseudohermaphrodite) and herm (true hermaphrodite). Although she was heavily criticized, her idea demonstrates the difficulty and imperfection of the current social responses to these variations.

Social and legal considerations

Main article: Sociology of gender

Forms of legal or social distinction or discrimination based on sex include sex segregation and sexism. Notably, some businesses, public institutions, and laws may provide privileges and services for one sex and not another, or they may require different sexes to be physically separated. Recently, western societies have moved towards greater sexual equality.

See also

• Evolution of sex
• Human sexuality
• List of gender names
• Mammalian gestation
• Sexual differentiation
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sex ratio
• Sexual intercourse
• Age of consent

References

1. ^ Evolution with three sexes. University of British Columbia. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
2. ^ G. E. Julian, J. H. Fewell, J. Gadau, R. A. Johnson, D. Larrabee (2002). "Genetic determination of the queen caste in an ant hybrid zone". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99 (12): 8157-8160. 
3. ^ Whitfield, John (2004). "Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sexes". Public Library of Science: Biology 2 (6). 
4. ^ Tuatara
5. ^ Observations on Inheritance in Coprinus macrorhizus (Pers.) Rea
6. ^ The Pycnidia of the Rust Fungi
7. ^ The Five Sexes Revisited, Sciences, Jul/Aug2000, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p18, 6p, 1c, 2bw
8. ^ Two Sexes Are Not Enough
9. ^ Cytoplasmic Fusion and the Nature of Sexes
10. ^ "thickens the brow and upper bridge of the nose" [1]
11. ^ [2], [3]
12. ^ Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos, et al. (Aug 2007). "Claims of sex Differences: An empirical assessment in genetic associations". J. Am. Med. Assoc. 298 (8): 880-893. 

1. http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/pubhealth/modules/reproductiveHealth/anatomy.html
2. http://www.humanhormones.com/category/steroids/androgens/
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/articles/testosterone.shtml
4. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070523105948.htm

External links and further reading

• Francoeur, Robert T. (ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality [full text]
• Janssen, D. F., Growing Up Sexually. Volume I. World Reference Atlas [full text]
• Francoeur, Robert T. and Rayond J. Noonan, (eds.) "Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality". Continuum, August 2003, ISBN 0-8264-1488-5
• Human Sexual Differentiation by P. C. Sizonenko
• New Scientist article on Sex chromosomes in the platypus
• Human Sexuality Info by University of California Santa Barbara

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sex, køn, kønsliv
v. tr. - kønsbestemme

idioms:

• have sex    have samleje, have sex
• sex appeal    sex appeal
• sex cell    æg- eller sædcelle
• sex change    kønsskifte
• sex chromosome    kønskromosom
• sex goddess    sexsymbol
• sex hormone    kønshormon
• sex life    sexliv, kønsliv
• sex maniac    person besat af et overdrevent behov for seksuel tilfredsstillelse, sædelighedsforbryder
• sex object    kønsobjekt
• sex shop    sexshop
• sex symbol    sexsymbol

Nederlands (Dutch)
seks, geslacht, sekse, geslachts- gemeenschap

Français (French)
n. - sexe (masculin, féminin), rapport(s) sexuel(s)
v. tr. - déterminer le sexe de

idioms:

• have sex    avoir des rapports sexuels
• sex appeal    sex appeal
• sex cell    cellule sexuelle
• sex change    changement de sexe
• sex chromosome    chromosome sexuel
• sex goddess    idole sexuelle
• sex hormone    hormone sexuelle
• sex life    vie sexuelle
• sex maniac    maniaque sexuel
• sex object    objet sexuel
• sex shop    sex shop
• sex symbol    symbole sexuel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Geschlecht, Sex
v. - das Geschlecht feststellen

idioms:

• have sex    Geschlechtsverkehr haben
• sex appeal    Sex Appeal, erotische Anziehungskraft
• sex cell    Geschlechtszelle
• sex change    Geschlechtsumwandlung
• sex chromosome    Geschlechtschromosom
• sex goddess    Sexgöttin
• sex hormone    Geschlechtshormon
• sex life    Geschlechtsleben
• sex maniac    Triebverbrecher, (ugs.) jmd. der nur Sex im Kopf hat
• sex object    Sexobjekt
• sex shop    Sexladen
• sex symbol    Sexidol

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γένος, φύλο, γενετήσια ορμή, σεξ, (καθομ.) σαρκικός έρωτας
v. - καθορίζω το φύλο, δημιουργώ ερωτική επιθυμία
adj. - ερωτικός, των φύλων

idioms:

• have sex    (καθομ.) κάνω έρωτα
• sex appeal    σεξ-απίλ
• sex cell    γαμέτης, κύτταρο προσδιορισμού του φύλου
• sex change    αλλαγή φύλου
• sex chromosome    φυλετικό χρωμόσωμα
• sex goddess    θεά του σεξ
• sex hormone    σεξορμόνη
• sex life    σεξουαλική ζωή
• sex maniac    μανιακός του σεξ
• sex object    αντικείμενο πόθου
• sex shop    κατάστημα ερωτικών ειδών
• sex symbol    σύμβολο του σεξ

Italiano (Italian)
sesso, rapporti sessuali, sessuale

idioms:

• have sex    avere rapporti sessuali
• sex appeal    sex-appeal
• sex cell    gamete
• sex change    cambiamento di sesso
• sex chromosome    cromosoma del sesso
• sex goddess    dea del sesso
• sex hormone    ormone sessuale
• sex life    vita sessuale
• sex maniac    maniaco sessuale
• sex object    oggetto sessuale
• sex shop    sex-shop
• sex symbol    simbolo sessuale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sexo (m)

idioms:

• have sex    fazer sexo
• sex appeal    apelo sexual
• sex cell    célula sexual
• sex change    alteração sexual
• sex chromosome    cromossomo sexual
• sex goddess    atriz/mulher que é símbolo sexual
• sex hormone    hormônio sexual
• sex life    vida sexual
• sex maniac    maníaco sexual
• sex object    objeto sexual
• sex shop    loja de sexo
• sex symbol    símbolo sexual

Русский (Russian)
пол, секс, половое влечение, половая жизнь, половое сношение, наружные половые органы человека, эротика, порнография, определять пол, возбуждать половое влечение

idioms:

• have sex    иметь половое сношение
• sex appeal    сексапильность, сексуальная привлекательность
• sex cell    половая клетка
• sex change    изменение пола
• sex chromosome    половая хромосома
• sex goddess    секс-символ/ секс-бомба (киноактриса)
• sex hormone    половой гормон
• sex life    сексуальная жизнь
• sex maniac    сексуальный маньяк
• sex object    человек, рассматриваемый исключительно как сексуальный партнер, объект сексуального вожделения
• sex shop    секс-шоп, порнографический магазин
• sex symbol    секс-символ (киноактриса)

Español (Spanish)
n. - sexo, erotismo, acto sexual, sexual
v. tr. - determinar el sexo de

idioms:

• have sex    tener contacto sexual, tener relaciones sexuales
• sex appeal    atracción sexual
• sex cell    óvulo o espermatozoide, gameto
• sex change    cambio de sexo
• sex chromosome    cromosoma sexual
• sex goddess    diosa del sexo
• sex hormone    hormona sexual
• sex life    vida sexual
• sex maniac    maníaco sexual
• sex object    hombre o mujer objeto
• sex shop    sex-shop, lugar donde se venden publicaciones y objetos pornográficos
• sex symbol    símbolo sexual

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kön, sex, erotik, siffran sex
v. - könsbestämma, fastställa könet på
adj. - sex-, köns-

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
性别, 女性, 男性, 性, 色情, 区别...的性别, 引起...的性欲

idioms:

• have sex    性交
• sex appeal    性感, 吸引力
• sex cell    生殖细胞
• sex change    性转换, 性别改变
• sex chromosome    性染色体
• sex goddess    性感女神
• sex hormone    性荷尔蒙, 性激素
• sex life    性生活
• sex maniac    大色狼
• sex object    性话题, 性感的人, 性交对象
• sex shop    性商店, 性用品商店
• sex symbol    性标记, 极富性魅力的人

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 性別, 女性, 男性, 性, 色情
v. tr. - 區別...的性別, 引起...的性欲

idioms:

• have sex    性交
• sex appeal    性感, 吸引力
• sex cell    生殖細胞
• sex change    性轉換, 性別改變
• sex chromosome    性染色體
• sex goddess    性感女神
• sex hormone    性荷爾蒙, 性激素
• sex life    性生活
• sex maniac    大色狼
• sex object    性話題, 性感的人, 性交對象
• sex shop    性商店, 性用品商店
• sex symbol    性標記, 極富性魅力的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성, 성기, 성욕
v. tr. - 암수를 감별하다, ~의 성별을 분간하다

idioms:

• have sex    성관계를 맺다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 性, 性別, 性に関すること, 性行為, 性交, 性欲

idioms:

• have sex    性交をする
• sex appeal    性的魅力, セックスアピール
• sex cell    性細胞
• sex change    性転換
• sex chromosome    性染色体
• sex goddess    セックスシンボル
• sex hormone    性ホルモン
• sex life    性生活
• sex maniac    セックス狂
• sex object    性の対象, 性対象
• sex shop    ポルノショップ
• sex symbol    性的魅力で有名な人, セックスシンボル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألذكورة أو ألانوثه, ألجنس (فعل) يثير ألغريزة ألجنسيه عند, يعين جنس كذا (صفه) جنسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מין, סקס, יחסי-מין, זוויג, תשוקה מינית‬
v. tr. - ‮בירר מינו, נובע ממין‬

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