sexy meaning

UK /ˈsɛksi/ US /ˈsɛksi/ 2 syllables

sexy (adjective): marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest.

sexy has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

sexy as an adjective

  1. marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
    • feeling sexy
    • sexy clothes
    • sexy poses
    • a sexy book
    • sexy jokes

    Opposite: unsexy

    Similar: aroused, autoerotic, coquettish, erotic, blue, hot, intimate, juicy, lascivious, lecherous, leering, lubricious, orgiastic, oversexed, pornographic, provocative, raunchy, sexed, sex-starved

    Related forms: sex, sexiness

  2. stimulating sexual desire

    Synonyms: aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal

    Related forms: sex, sexiness

sexy in a sentence

How to pronounce sexy

sexy is pronounced /ˈsɛksi/ in British English and /ˈsɛksi/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in XY · 4-letter words

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