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SEX APPEAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sex appeal mean?
• SEX APPEAL (noun)
The noun SEX APPEAL has 1 sense:
1. attractiveness to the opposite sex
Familiarity information: SEX APPEAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attractiveness to the opposite sex
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
desirability; desirableness; oomph; sex appeal
Hypernyms ("sex appeal" is a kind of...):
attractiveness (sexual allure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sex appeal"):
sultriness (the quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire)
Context examples
After February 16, when Mars begins his tour of Capricorn, the red planet is sure to make your charms more noticeable for Mars is the sex appeal planet.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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