sex
Biological identity category
Sex has many definitions connected with its core meaning of animal reproduction.
When animals have sex, a male and female engage in intercourse.
When people have sex, they typically have recreational sex, which can take place between people of any gender and without the implication of reproduction.
In many contexts, sex is another term for gender: Have you determined the sex of the kittens yet? People of the same sex can now marry in many states.
Communication or sexual connection
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
insemination · breeding · procreation · coitus · consummation · ejaculation · ovulation · impregnation
Intense wanting
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
seduction · allure · passion · enticement · longing · yearning · infatuation · eroticism
Sexual intercourse between partners
- foreplayPre-coital intimacy
- afterglowLingering light or feeling
- pillow talkIntimate conversation in bed
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
passion · embrace · touch · caress · closeness · skin-to-skin · bedroom · romantic
Sperm-producing sex
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
- cisgenderBirth-sex-identified
chromosomes · hormones · dimorphism · gonads · genitalia · XY · unsexed · phenotype
Indecent word or act
- pornographySexually explicit arousing material
- indecencyOffensive or vulgar behavior
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- explicitClearly and directly expressed
X-rated · illicit · forbidden · scandal · shame · prudishness · modesty · decency
Reproducing through external eggs
- viviparousBearing live young
- hermaphroditeBoth sexes in one
- gonochorismFixed biological sex separation
- parthenogenesisDevelopment from unfertilized ova
estrus · rut · cloaca · ovipositor · genital · reproductive organs
intercourse
Communication or sexual connection
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- conceptionFormation of an idea
fertilization · insemination · breeding · procreation · coitus · consummation · ejaculation · ovulation · impregnation · sperm
desire
Intense wanting
chemistry · seduction · allure · passion · enticement · longing · yearning · infatuation · eroticism · sensuality
lovemaking
Sexual intercourse between partners
- foreplayPre-coital intimacy
- afterglowLingering light or feeling
- pillow talkIntimate conversation in bed
tenderness · passion · embrace · touch · caress · closeness · skin-to-skin · bedroom · romantic · consensual
male
Sperm-producing sex
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
cisgender · chromosomes · hormones · dimorphism · gonads · genitalia · XY · unsexed · phenotype · karyotype
obscenity
Indecent word or act
- pornographySexually explicit arousing material
- indecencyOffensive or vulgar behavior
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
explicit · X-rated · illicit · forbidden · scandal · shame · prudishness · modesty · decency · propriety
oviparous
Reproducing through external eggs
- viviparousBearing live young
- hermaphroditeBoth sexes in one
- gonochorismFixed biological sex separation
parthenogenesis · estrus · rut · cloaca · ovipositor · genital · reproductive organs
- gendergender, male, female, masculine, feminine
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- animal identificationspecies, breed, color, markings, coat
- birth recordsbirth date, birth name, birth record, birth registration, birth location
- Protected Classesrace, color, religion, national origin, age
- Patient Datapatient ID, patient name, date of birth, DOB, birthdate
sexcelibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
abstinence · chastity · virginity · continence · self-denial
sexspirituality
Connection to the sacred
soul · piety · holiness · asceticism · platonic love
- have sexPhysical intimacy between partners
- having sexPhysical romantic union
- sex appealAttractive, desirable quality
- sex slavesPeople held for exploitation
- had sexEngaged in intercourse
- Sex PistolsSeminal British punk band
sexy, sexual, sexism, pansexual, sexist, sexuality, sexes, bisexual, allosexual