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SEX APPEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sex appeal mean? 

SEX APPEAL (noun)
  The noun SEX APPEAL has 1 sense:

1. attractiveness to the opposite sexplay

  Familiarity information: SEX APPEAL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEX APPEAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Attractiveness to the opposite sex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

desirability; desirableness; oomph; sex appeal

Hypernyms ("sex appeal" is a kind of...):

attractiveness (sexual allure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sex appeal"):

sultriness (the quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire)


 Context examples 


After February 16, when Mars begins his tour of Capricorn, the red planet is sure to make your charms more noticeable for Mars is the sex appeal planet.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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