Sexless (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Sexually unattractive.

Classification

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Meaning ²

Having no sexual desire.

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Meaning ³

Having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs.

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Examples

• The sexless drones in the beehive served no reproductive purpose.
• Certain species of aphids are sexless, reproducing parthenogenically.
• The sexless flowers on the cactus were an adaptation to conserve energy.
• Researchers studied the sexless larvae of certain species of wasps.
• The sexless Turbellarian flatworms reproduced by a process of budding.

Synonyms

• Neuter

Related Words

• Sexlessness (noun)