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SEXUAL ATTRACTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sexual attraction mean?
• SEXUAL ATTRACTION (noun)
The noun SEXUAL ATTRACTION has 1 sense:
1. attractiveness on the basis of sexual desire
Familiarity information: SEXUAL ATTRACTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attractiveness on the basis of sexual desire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sexual attraction" is a kind of...):
attraction; attractiveness (the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts)
Context examples
A sexual attraction to members of the same sex.
(Homosexuality, NCI Thesaurus)
A sexual attraction to members of the opposite sex.
(Heterosexuality, NCI Thesaurus)
A sexual attraction to members of both sexes.
(Bisexuality, NCI Thesaurus)
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