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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 sex

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

Dictionary entry details

• SEX APPEAL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Attractiveness to the opposite sex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

oomph; sex appeal; desirability; desirableness

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

attractiveness (a beauty that appeals to the senses)

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

sultriness (the quality of expressing or arousing desire)

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