Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The condition or character of being without sex; absence of sex.

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  • noun The property of being sexless.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun having no evident sex or sex organs

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Examples

  • Another worry related to sexlessness is the way adult aids I was involved in developing have been selling.

    Sexlessness on the Rise | Impact Lab 2007

  • And however much Adele, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga might dress up what they do in the clothing of authenticity, transgression or whatever it is that Beyoncé actually does raunchy sexlessness, is it?

    Beyoncé, Gaga and Adele: why these three girls rule the world (of pop) 2011

  • But surely, in order for true ground to break, there has to be a middle way? something between the tepid sexlessness of the soaps 'queer couplings and the separatist universe of the US show The L Word, in which the characters are like something out of the Barbie Lesbian Range: the tennis pro with detachable miniskirt, the hairdresser with blow-drier.

    Gay roles on television need to be real Sue Perkins 2010

  • And however much Adele, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga might dress up what they do in the clothing of authenticity, transgression or whatever it is that Beyoncé actually does raunchy sexlessness, is it?

    Beyoncé, Gaga and Adele: why these three girls rule the world (of pop) 2011

  • Seeking sexlessness, the misogynistic Gil instead finds a stereotypically monstrous female body.

    The Falls 2010

  • Perhaps it was because of the very coldness and sexlessness of her manner. \cf0\expndtw0\par

    Poem About Never Growing Up Ryan McDermott 2010

  • This, combined with the whole sexlessness thing, has gotten them pegged in some quarters as the poster children for the Unbearable Whiteness of Indie Rock.

    Arcade Fire, aglow in a shared spotlight 2010

  • This combined with the whole sexlessness thing has gotten them pegged in some quarters as the poster children for the Unbearable Whiteness of Indie Rock.

    In concert: Arcade Fire at Merriweather Post Pavilion 2010

  • Seeking sexlessness, the misogynistic Gil instead finds a stereotypically monstrous female body.

    The Little Professor: 2010

  • Non-threatening sexlessness in a musician is kinda like those mantises that look like orchids.

    Archive 2009-08-09 Sean Craven 2009

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