non-sexual

adjective

Asexual; lacking sexual reproductive capabilities; neuter.

Similar
unsexual
OriginEnglish sexual ← Latin sexuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivenon-sexual (not comparable)

alternative nonsexual

  1. not comparableAsexual; lacking sexual reproductive capabilities; neuter.
  2. not comparableNot involving sexuality or sexual arousal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
unsexual

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
  16. Proto-Italic*seksus
  17. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  19. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  20. Latinsecō
  21. Latinsecāre?
  22. Latinsexus
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  25. Latinsexuālis
  26. Englishsexual
  27. Englishnon-sexual

From non- + sexual.

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APA

non-sexual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-sexual

MLA

“non-sexual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-sexual. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-sexual,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-sexual.

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