asexual
Non-sexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activityNon-sexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Speaker: Naomi Persephone Amethyst Recorder: NaomiAmethyst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Non-sexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
(especially, not comparable)Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
asexuell
асексуа́льныйaseksuálʹnyj
(not comparable)Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
geschlechtslos
беспо́лыйbespólyj
безстате́вийbezstatévyj
(not comparable)Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.
asexual reproduction
беспо́лыйbespólyj
- not having or involving sex
Examples
17 sentencesTom is the only asexual person.
The protagonist of this novel is an asexual trans man.
Tom is asexual and happily married to his bisexual husband.
Reproduction is asexual when there is no fusion of gametes.
ruРазмножение является бесполым, когда отсутствует слияние гамет. — odexed
Tom and Mary are both asexual, which makes their relationship easier.
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