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Meaning of asexual

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

asexual

Pronunciation:/eɪˈsɛkʃuəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.

  2. A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.

  3. Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity. (Compare Platonic.)

  2. Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.

  3. Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.

  4. Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.