sexlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛksləs/, U.S.

/ˈsɛksləs/

Forms: see sex n.¹ and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sex n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < sex n.¹ + -less suffix.

1. Not distinguishable as male or female; lacking the characteristics associated with either of the two sexes; not defined or organized in terms of sex; (in later use also) lacking sexual desire, activity, presence, or attractiveness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > absence of sex characteristics

sexless1605

unspecificate1734

unsexed1749

unsexual?1785

asexual1795

unsexing1812

agamous1816

unsexual1873

gender-neutral1963

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 290 The beast is lust-lesse, sex-lesse [Fr. sans sexe], sire-lesse, mute.

1729 B. Mandeville Fable Bees ii. iii. 99 I perfectly loath the sight of those Sexless Animals [sc. eunuchs].

1759 S. Barrett tr. Ovid Epist. 51 Now fir'd with Bacchanalian heat, I rove, Like Cybel's sexless priests in Ida's grove.

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. ii. 40 Which..I must leave to be uttered only by the pure lips of sexless priests.

1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism I. 374 Sometimes the soul was pourtrayed as a sexless child, rising out of the mouth of a corpse.

1894 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 5 25 The morality of the primitive Christians is that of a religious sect; it is homeless, sexless, and nationless.

1906 C. Mansfield Girl & Gods xxiv The sexless females..whose strides disgrace their petticoats.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female xiii. 267 The child..is essentially sexless until its naming ceremony at one hundred and ten days.

1971 Petticoat 24 July 23/1 Perhaps I should just reconcile myself to leading a sexless existence forever.

2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 June 22/2 It's hard to believe such a sexless space..can provide sufficiently fertile soil.

2. Biology. Not characterized by sex; incapable of sexual reproduction; lacking sexual organs or functions; = asexual adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > neuter

neutral1747

sexless1757

neuter1772

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > spore or sporule > cryptogam or plant having spores > [adjective]

sexless1757

cryptogamous1781

cryptogamic1785

cryptogamical?1791

asexual1795

aetheogamous1830

amphigamous1841

acrogenic1844

apogamous1878

apogamic1886

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [adjective] > relating to asexual reproduction

sexless1757

paratomous1963

1757 tr. J. H. Winkler Elements Nat. Philos. II. §537. 194 Each part of a plant, and of a sexless [Ger. geschlechtlosen] animal, are intimately pervaded by the organical or formed and living parts.

1858 G. H. Lewes Sea-side Stud. 283 The insect which issues from the egg [of the aphis] is a wingless sexless insect.

1877 C. Darwin Different Forms Flowers Introd. 6 Between the sexless, female and hermaphrodite states of these latter flowers, the finest gradations may be traced.

1949 W. C. Allee et al. Princ. Animal Ecol. iii. 410/1 If a young, wandering, sexless individual reaches a suitable environment; it develops into a female and then is able to direct the transformation of the next comer into a functional male.

1996 New Scientist 17 Aug. 36/1 The bad news for would-be asexuals is that sexless bacteria do indeed clock up harmful mutations faster than normal.

Derivatives

ˈsexlessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > [adverb] > absence of sex characteristics

sexlessly1851

asexually1856

non-sexually1875

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > gender > [adverb] > specific

femininely1575

masculinely1627

sexlessly1851

society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > modesty or decency > [adverb] > without reference to sex

sexlessly1851

1851 J. J. G. Wilkinson Human Body 177 No one ever heard of an acephalous monster going to church;..on the other hand, it is walked out of the ranks sexlessly and shabbily into the unconsecrated piece of the next churchyard.

1938 G. H. Danton Chinese People vii. 209 The heavenly angelloi, far from appearing in radiant form, with wings, and sexlessly perfect, come as officials of a definite rank.

2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 20 Sept. 57 [The couple] finally confessing true love to each other, after sexlessly sharing holidays and holiday bedrooms for years.

ˈsexlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > [noun] > absence of sex characteristics

asexuality1845

sexlessness1873

1873 W. Pater Stud. Hist. Renaissance viii. 194 Here, there is a moral sexlessness, a kind of impotence.

1892 E. R. Pennell in M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman Pref. p. xxiii The new sham sexlessness of emancipation.

2005 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 20 May a17 Sex experts say there is a high correlation between sexlessness and poor communication on crucial subjects such as contraception and sexual likes and dislikes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sexless
释义	sexlessadj. Brit. /ˈsɛksləs/, U.S. /ˈsɛksləs/ Forms: see sex n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sex n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < sex n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Not distinguishable as male or female; lacking the characteristics associated with either of the two sexes; not defined or organized in terms of sex; (in later use also) lacking sexual desire, activity, presence, or attractiveness. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > absence of sex characteristics sexless1605 unspecificate1734 unsexed1749 unsexual?1785 asexual1795 unsexing1812 agamous1816 unsexual1873 gender-neutral1963 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 290 The beast is lust-lesse, sex-lesse [Fr. sans sexe], sire-lesse, mute. 1729 B. Mandeville Fable Bees ii. iii. 99 I perfectly loath the sight of those Sexless Animals [sc. eunuchs]. 1759 S. Barrett tr. Ovid Epist. 51 Now fir'd with Bacchanalian heat, I rove, Like Cybel's sexless priests in Ida's grove. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. ii. 40 Which..I must leave to be uttered only by the pure lips of sexless priests. 1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism I. 374 Sometimes the soul was pourtrayed as a sexless child, rising out of the mouth of a corpse. 1894 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 5 25 The morality of the primitive Christians is that of a religious sect; it is homeless, sexless, and nationless. 1906 C. Mansfield Girl & Gods xxiv The sexless females..whose strides disgrace their petticoats. 1949 M. Mead Male & Female xiii. 267 The child..is essentially sexless until its naming ceremony at one hundred and ten days. 1971 Petticoat 24 July 23/1 Perhaps I should just reconcile myself to leading a sexless existence forever. 2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 June 22/2 It's hard to believe such a sexless space..can provide sufficiently fertile soil. 2. Biology. Not characterized by sex; incapable of sexual reproduction; lacking sexual organs or functions; = asexual adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > neuter neutral1747 sexless1757 neuter1772 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > spore or sporule > cryptogam or plant having spores > [adjective] sexless1757 cryptogamous1781 cryptogamic1785 cryptogamical?1791 asexual1795 aetheogamous1830 amphigamous1841 acrogenic1844 apogamous1878 apogamic1886 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [adjective] > relating to asexual reproduction sexless1757 paratomous1963 1757 tr. J. H. Winkler Elements Nat. Philos. II. §537. 194 Each part of a plant, and of a sexless [Ger. geschlechtlosen] animal, are intimately pervaded by the organical or formed and living parts. 1858 G. H. Lewes Sea-side Stud. 283 The insect which issues from the egg [of the aphis] is a wingless sexless insect. 1877 C. Darwin Different Forms Flowers Introd. 6 Between the sexless, female and hermaphrodite states of these latter flowers, the finest gradations may be traced. 1949 W. C. Allee et al. Princ. Animal Ecol. iii. 410/1 If a young, wandering, sexless individual reaches a suitable environment; it develops into a female and then is able to direct the transformation of the next comer into a functional male. 1996 New Scientist 17 Aug. 36/1 The bad news for would-be asexuals is that sexless bacteria do indeed clock up harmful mutations faster than normal. Derivatives ˈsexlessly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adverb] > absence of sex characteristics sexlessly1851 asexually1856 non-sexually1875 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > gender > [adverb] > specific femininely1575 masculinely1627 sexlessly1851 society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > modesty or decency > [adverb] > without reference to sex sexlessly1851 1851 J. J. G. Wilkinson Human Body 177 No one ever heard of an acephalous monster going to church;..on the other hand, it is walked out of the ranks sexlessly and shabbily into the unconsecrated piece of the next churchyard. 1938 G. H. Danton Chinese People vii. 209 The heavenly angelloi, far from appearing in radiant form, with wings, and sexlessly perfect, come as officials of a definite rank. 2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 20 Sept. 57 [The couple] finally confessing true love to each other, after sexlessly sharing holidays and holiday bedrooms for years. ˈsexlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [noun] > absence of sex characteristics asexuality1845 sexlessness1873 1873 W. Pater Stud. Hist. Renaissance viii. 194 Here, there is a moral sexlessness, a kind of impotence. 1892 E. R. Pennell in M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman Pref. p. xxiii The new sham sexlessness of emancipation. 2005 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 20 May a17 Sex experts say there is a high correlation between sexlessness and poor communication on crucial subjects such as contraception and sexual likes and dislikes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1605
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