sexless

[ seks-lis ]

adjective

1. having or seeming to have no sex; neuter.
2. having or seeming to have no sexual desires.
3. having no sex appeal; sexually uninteresting.

sexless

/ ˈsɛkslɪs /

adjective

1. having or showing no sexual differentiation
2. having no sexual desires
3. sexually unattractive

Derived Forms

• ˈsexlessness, noun
• ˈsexlessly, adverb

Other Words From

• sexless·ly adverb
• sexless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexless¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; sex + -less

Example Sentences

The results come after a separate survey earlier this year found that nearly half of marriages in Japan are sexless.

From BBC

It made us sissies and tomboys, villains and monsters, tragic victims and sexless bystanders for decades before the relatively recent, hard-won introduction of complex, multilayered queer leads.

From Los Angeles Times

The harried and sexless divorced mother stereotype is used to scare women, Lenz argues, but for many, reality looks much different with more free time, more control over life, and, blessedly, a cleaner house.

From Salon

Lucifer is cast as a classically handsome youth, his nude but sexless body stretched out horizontally, edge to edge across a nearly 2-foot-wide sheet.

From Los Angeles Times

However, our media seems to be overcompensating for the fact that Gen Z is sexless and lonely.

From Salon