sexinessn.
/ˈsɛksɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsɛksinᵻs/ The quality or condition of being sexy (in various senses); (now) esp. sexual attractiveness, sexual allure.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > [noun] > quality of being sexual
sexuality1833
sexualism1842
sexiness1920
the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual desire > [noun] > quality of being sexually exciting
sexiness1947
1920 Palo Alto (Emmetsburg, Iowa) Reporter 23 Sept. 2/3 An attempt was made to introduce ‘sexy’ vulgarity into Miss Stewart's picture... Miss Stewart..refused to work in the picture until assured those portions of the film were garbaged... ‘But look at “Sex”’ was the aggrieved retort of the person responsible for the ‘sexiness’.
1930 Los Angeles Times 19 Jan. (Pre-view section) 3/3 There are those who will object to ‘The Love Parade’ on the ground of its sexiness.
1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus 83 Wide-set eyes meant sexiness.
1971 Ink 12 June 6/3 So-called permissiveness, sexiness, moral relaxation have gone as far as they can without beginning to alter radically our civilization.
1998 Spy (N.Y.) Mar. 32/2 A magazine premised on the inherent groovy sexiness of American politics.
2002 Bliss June 203/2 But there's a slow-burn sexiness to him that makes you think he's a dark horse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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