sexual capital
The social power an individual or group accrues as a result of their sexual…The social power an individual or group accrues as a result of their sexual attractiveness and social charm.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The social power an individual or group accrues as a result of their sexual attractiveness and social charm.
Origin
Popularized by sociologist Catherine Hakim.Popularized by sociologist Catherine Hakim.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.