Definition

1. Noun:
   • The state or condition of having no evident sex or sex organs; being neither male nor female in biological characteristics.
   • The state of lacking sexual desire or interest; indifference to sexual activity.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The biologist studied the sexlessness of certain single-celled organisms.
  • After the illness, he experienced a period of emotional and physical sexlessness.

Advanced Usage

• In a biological/zoological context: Used to describe organisms, cells, or life stages that lack sexual differentiation.
  • The sexlessness of the worker ants is a key feature of their colony's social structure.
• In a psychological/emotional context: Used to describe a lack of sexual feeling or attraction.
  • The character's sexlessness was portrayed as a form of spiritual purity in the novel.

Variants and Related Words

• Sexless (adj): Lacking sexual characteristics, qualities, or interest.
  • The statue was a sexless representation of an angel.
  • Their relationship had become sexless over the years.

Synonyms

• Asexuality (in the context of lack of sexual desire or attraction).
• Neuter state (in a biological context).
• Impersonality (in a broader, sometimes figurative, sense of lacking human qualities).

Antonyms

• Sexuality
• Virility / Femininity
• Lustfulness

Notes on Meaning

• The primary meaning relates to the absence of observable sex or sex organs, often used in scientific descriptions.
• A secondary, common meaning relates to the absence of sexual desire or expression, used in psychological, social, or literary contexts.
• It is an abstract noun describing a state or condition.

Noun

1. having no evident sex or sex organs