1
: lacking sex : neuter
2
: devoid of sexual interest or activity
sexlessly
adverb
sexlessness
noun
Examples of sexless in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Additionally, of couples in sexless marriages, about 80% report feeling a lack of emotional closeness, and about 60% report feeling neglected by their partners.
—
USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Their trial marriages — Madlyn’s particularly horny one to Randall and Colby’s particularly sexless one to April — seemed to bring out all their worst problems.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
The hat, indeed, is a largely sexless item of clothing, which is fine.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
Lucifer is cast as a classically handsome youth, his nude but sexless body stretched out horizontally, edge to edge across a nearly 2-foot-wide sheet.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
The sexless phenomenon has made its way into pop culture.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
Miranda’s husband, Steve, once a virile nice guy, is now sexless and hard of hearing.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
While essentially sexless like most other boys’ action movies, Dial of Destiny’s MacGuffin is another revered historical relic, a gizmo created by Archimedes of Syracuse and considered by scientists to have time-travel capabilities.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 June 2023
Singles compete for true (if sexless) love and a $200,000 prize in this reality show, now in its fifth season.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 June 2023
USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Their trial marriages — Madlyn’s particularly horny one to Randall and Colby’s particularly sexless one to April — seemed to bring out all their worst problems.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
The hat, indeed, is a largely sexless item of clothing, which is fine.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
Lucifer is cast as a classically handsome youth, his nude but sexless body stretched out horizontally, edge to edge across a nearly 2-foot-wide sheet.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
The sexless phenomenon has made its way into pop culture.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
Miranda’s husband, Steve, once a virile nice guy, is now sexless and hard of hearing.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
While essentially sexless like most other boys’ action movies, Dial of Destiny’s MacGuffin is another revered historical relic, a gizmo created by Archimedes of Syracuse and considered by scientists to have time-travel capabilities.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 June 2023
Singles compete for true (if sexless) love and a $200,000 prize in this reality show, now in its fifth season.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 June 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'sexless.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near sexless
Cite this Entry
“Sexless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexless. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy Citation
More from Merriam-Webster on sexless
Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for sexless
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share