SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sexual relationship mean? 

• SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP (noun)
  The noun SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP has 1 sense:

1. a relationship involving sexual intimacy

  Familiarity information: SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A relationship involving sexual intimacy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sexual relationship" is a kind of...):

relationship (a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sexual relationship"):

affair; affaire; amour; intimacy; involvement; liaison (a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship)

 Context examples 

International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) Over the past four weeks how satisfied have you been with your sexual relationship with your partner?

(IIEF - Satisfied with Your Sexual Relationship with Your Partner, NCI Thesaurus)