sex
gb/sˈɛks/ us/sˈɛks/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1200
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
B1
action
1
sexual activity between people
When two people touch each other in a sexual way, especially having intercourse.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to have sex (with [someone])
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' (the act) with 'gender' (male/female identity).
పర్యాయపదాలు
intercourse (More formal and clinical term for the physical act.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
abstinence (Choosing not to have sexual activity.)
పదకలయికలు
have sex
|safe sex
|casual sex
|consensual sex
|sex life
విషయాలు
relationships
|health
|daily life
|body
ఉదాహరణలు
- They decided to wait before having sex.
- Safe sex practices can reduce the risk of disease.
- The movie contains scenes of explicit sex.
- He admitted to having sex with his partner before marriage.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- They had sex for the first time.
- You should practice safe sex.
- She does not want to have sex now.
- They had sex after they got married.
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
2
male or female biological category
Whether a person or animal is male or female by birth.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone's] sex is [male/female]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' with 'sexual activity' when referring to biological classification.
పర్యాయపదాలు
gender (Often used interchangeably in casual contexts, but 'gender' can also refer to social identity.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
hermaphroditism (Condition of having both male and female reproductive organs; opposite in the sense of binary classification.)
పదకలయికలు
opposite sex
|same sex
|biological sex
|sex differences
విషయాలు
science
|health
|body
ఉదాహరణలు
- The form asks you to state your sex.
- Some animals can change their sex.
- They are studying differences between the sexes.
- Sex is determined at conception.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My sex is female.
- The doctor wrote my sex on the form.
- We talked about the differences between the sexes.
నామవాచకం
informal
B2
property
3
sexual attractiveness or appeal
How much someone makes others feel sexual interest.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think 'sex' here refers to the act, but it actually refers to attractiveness.
పర్యాయపదాలు
sexiness (More casual term for sexual attractiveness.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
plainness (Lack of physical or sexual attractiveness.)
పదకలయికలు
sex appeal
|add sex to [something]
విషయాలు
relationships
|media
|emotions
ఉదాహరణలు
- The new ad campaign is all about sex appeal.
- That actor has a lot of sex about him.
- They tried to add some sex to the product launch.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The movie star has a lot of sex appeal.
- The ad shows a woman to add sex appeal.
- He thinks she has no sex appeal.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
sex
IPA
GB/sˈɛks/
US/sˈɛks/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
sex (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (sex)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: sex
- Plural: sex, sexes
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
have sex
1/hˈæv sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
engage in sexual activity with someone
To do sexual activity with another person.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They decided not to have sex until marriage.
- He admitted that they had sex after the party.
opposite sex
1/ˈɑpəzɪt sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
of different biological categories
When one person is male and the other is female.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He finds it hard to talk to the opposite sex.
- Opposite-sex friendships can be challenging for some.
safe sex
1/sˈeɪf sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
sexual activity using protection
Sex where people use things like condoms to stop disease or pregnancy.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Schools often teach about safe sex.
- Practicing safe sex reduces health risks.
same sex
1/sˈeɪm sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
of the same biological category
When two people are both male or both female.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They are a same-sex couple.
- Same-sex marriage is legal in many countries.