Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person who embodies the sexual ideals of a mass audience.

    In the 50's and 60's Marilyn Monroe was considered a sex symbol.

    Sexsymbol

    a person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for their sexual attractiveness

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Mary isn't really a sex symbol, but she certainly isn't ugly.

  2. She's a sex symbol.

  3. Luigi has become a sex symbol.

  4. Henry Kissinger was once considered a sex symbol.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
person who embodies sexual ideals:

Origin

1871 used in Anthropology, first applied to a person in 1959 (Marilyn Monroe).

1871 used in Anthropology, first applied to a person in 1959 (Marilyn Monroe).

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Forms

plural: sex symbols
Singularsex symbol
Pluralsex symbols

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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