sexy

/'seksi/

Thân thiện

A woman wears a sexy dress to a party.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Exciting sexual desire: Describes something that arouses or stimulates sexual interest or attraction.
   • Marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest: Characterized by qualities that are intended to be sexually appealing or provocative.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She was feeling sexy in her new dress. (She felt sexually attractive.)
  • The magazine featured sexy clothes in its latest issue. (The clothes were designed to be sexually appealing.)
  • He told a sexy joke at the party. (The joke had sexual content intended to amuse and arouse interest.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sexy" as "excitingly appealing" (informal, extended meaning): In modern informal contexts, "sexy" can describe something that is very attractive, appealing, or interesting in a non-sexual way, often related to technology, ideas, or investments.
  • The new smartphone has a sexy design. (The design is very sleek and appealing.)
  • He pitched a sexy new concept to the investors. (The concept was innovative and highly attractive.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sexily (adverb): In a sexy manner.
  • She danced sexily.
• Sexiness (noun): The quality of being sexy.
  • The sexiness of the advertisement was controversial.

Synonyms

• Seductive: Tempting and attractive, often with the intention to lead someone astray.
• Provocative: Causing annoyance, anger, or, in this context, sexual interest.
• Alluring: Powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.
• Sensual: Relating to or involving gratification of the senses, often physical or sexual pleasure.

Antonyms

• Unsexy: Not sexually attractive or appealing.
• Frumpy: Dull, unattractive, and old-fashioned in appearance.
• Chaste: Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse; not sexually provocative.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Make something sexy: To present or design something in a way that makes it highly attractive or appealing.
  • The marketing team worked hard to make the new software sexy.
• Sexy beast (slang, often humorous): A term used to describe someone as very sexually attractive.
  • He joked that he was a sexy beast on the dance floor.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aphrodisiac
• aphrodisiacal