Asexual Definition
ā-sĕksho͝o-əl
adjective
Having no sex or sexual organs; sexless.
Webster's New World
Designating or of reproduction without the union of male and female germ cells: budding and fission are types of asexual reproduction.
Webster's New World
Having little or no sexual activity, desire, character, etc.
Webster's New World
Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless.
American Heritage Medicine
Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding.
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noun
A person who does not experience sexual attraction.
American Heritage Medicine
(biology) A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
Wiktionary
A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
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Other Word Forms of Asexual
Noun
Singular:
asexual
Plural:
asexualsOrigin of Asexual
-
From a- (“lacking, without”) + sexual.
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