asexual

adjective

Definition of asexualnext
as in sexless

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Recent Examples of asexual As absurd as any religion, people have to believe in the miracle of Jackson being this asexual, pure being who only wished good for little children and helped them. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026 In a press release, Pete Quinlan, an animal care technician at the college, said these virgin births, a form of asexual reproduction known as parthenogenesis, are rare and even less likely to occur in the same reptile twice. — Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026 Also known as asexual reproduction, propagating fruits and vegetables allows gardeners to bypass difficult seed germination. — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 31 May 2026 In a world that recognizes a wide range of gender identities and acknowledges attraction across those boundaries, the old mainstream assumption that same-sex facilities were inherently asexual—and therefore appropriate settings for nudity—no longer holds. — Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for asexual
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sexless
Adjective
  • Diehards were inflamed that their sexless music was linked to sexy dark romance clips.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • By dispensing with sons and lovers, the tribe of sexless females would double its rate of reproduction and so, quite quickly, take over.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of sexless

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