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SEXUAL LOVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sexual love mean?
• SEXUAL LOVE (noun)
The noun SEXUAL LOVE has 2 senses:
1. a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
2. sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
Familiarity information: SEXUAL LOVE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
erotic love; love; sexual love
Context example:
she was his first love
Hypernyms ("sexual love" is a kind of...):
concupiscence; eros; physical attraction; sexual desire (a desire for sexual intimacy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
love; love life; lovemaking; making love; sexual love
Context example:
he has a very complicated love life
Hypernyms ("sexual love" is a kind of...):
sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)
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