sexless

adjective

sex·​less ˈseks-ləs How to pronounce sexless (audio)
1
: lacking sex : neuter
2
: devoid of sexual interest or activity
sexlessly adverb
sexlessness noun

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Carpenter, too, somehow seems both sexless and oversexed. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025 Their shared enthusiasms are utterly sexless. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025 Her sister's ex-husband Jameson (Andrew Rannells) laments his sexless life post-parenthood. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 July 2025 But Pascal, for all the twinkle in his eye, often plays relatively sexless characters — from the fatherly energy of The Last of Us to the ascetic qualities of The Mandalorian. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sexless

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sexless was in 1605

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“Sexless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexless. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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