| Main Entry: | sex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intercourse between animate beings |
Synonyms: |
birds and the bees, coition, coitus, copulation, facts of life, fornication, generation, intimacy, lovemaking, magnetism, procreation, relations, reproduction, sensuality, sexuality |
| Notes: | gender is the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; sex is either of the two categories, male or female, into which most organisms are divided |
Antonyms: |
abstention, chastity |