sexy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɛk.sɪ/
enpr: sĕkʹsē
ipa: /ˈsɛk.si/
rhymes: -ɛksi
Forms: form: sexier
form: sexiest
Etymology: From sex + -y.
Senses: examples: text: The participants in the swimsuit competition are all very sexy.
text: She has a sexy voice!
text: If you want my body and you think I'm sexy / Come on sugar let me know
ref: 1978, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”, in Blondes Have More Fun, performed by Rod Stewart:
text: So we decided, in the sexiest and most entertaining way possible, to create a “fluid-bound contract.”
ref: 2015, Elisabeth Sheff, Tikva Wolf, Stories From the Polycule: Real Life in Polyamorous Families:
synonyms: word: hot
word: arousing
word: concupiscible
glosses: Having sex appeal; attractive.
examples: text: The manufacturers have launched a sexy new car.
text: We have some sexy ideas on how to improve sales.
text: Being an undertaker is not a sexy career.
text: Creamy cheese, tangy-sweet peppers, and a hit of heat tango in this sexy deviled-egg combo.
ref: 2013, Kathy Casey, D'Lish Deviled Eggs, page 67:
text: "The management of the quay walls and bridges has lagged behind in recent decades because it was not given the political priority it deserves and it is not a sexy topic," says Dijksma.
ref: 2020, Katja Brokke, “Amsterdam has been collapsing for years. Now it's paying the price”, in CNN Travel:
text: Seeing A-listers in the aisles makes Frieze seem sexier than most fairs, placing added pressure on galleries to live up to the sponsorship provided by high-end fashion brands and luxury goods.
ref: 2023 October 7, Gregor Muir, “Frieze turns 20”, in FT Weekend, Collecting, page 2:
glosses: Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.
raw_tags: of a thing or concept
examples: text: He didn't really like me; all he wanted was for me to be sexy with him.
glosses: Sexual; relating to or involving sex.
Synonyms: sense: having sexual appeal
word: alluring
sense: having sexual appeal
english: of a man
translation: of a man
word: dishy
sense: having sexual appeal
english: of a woman
translation: of a woman
word: foxy
sense: having sexual appeal
word: horny
sense: having sexual appeal
word: raunchy
sense: having sexual appeal
word: sensual
sense: having sexual appeal
word: tasty
sense: having sexual appeal
word: dreamy
sense: having sexual appeal
word: cute
sense: having sexual appeal
english: of a man
translation: of a man
word: handsome
sense: having sexual appeal
english: of a man
translation: of a man
word: dashing
sense: attractive, appealing
word: gorgeous
sense: attractive, appealing
word: tasty
sense: attractive, appealing
word: hot
word: arousing
word: attractive
word: bangable
word: beautiful
word: beddable
word: bedworthy
word: bonable
word: bonerific
word: buff
word: delicious
word: desirable
word: doable
word: effable
word: fanciable
word: fappable
word: fapworthy
word: fine
word: fit
word: fuckable
word: hittable
word: humpable
word: peng
word: provocative
word: rootable
word: salacious
word: screwable
word: seductive
word: sexable
word: sexalicious
word: sexy
word: shaggable
word: swoonsome
word: toothsome
Hyponyms: word: High degree
word: blazing
word: smoking
word: Usually or always for masculine referent:
word: dishy
word: hunksome
word: hunky
word: studly
word: Usually or always for feminine referent:
word: babealicious
word: foxy
word: juicy
word: luscious
word: lush
word: milfy
word: nubile
word: voluptuous
Derived terms: adorasexy
bisexy
intersexy
pansexy
sexily
sexiness
sexy baby voice
sexyman
sexy prime
sexy shrimp
sexy son hypothesis
sexy times
sexy up
transexy
Related terms: word: heroin chic
word: OMFG
word: aroused
word: pleasure