sex
sex
|seks| noun 1 (chiefly with reference to people) sexual activity, including specifically sexual intercourse : he enjoyed talking about sex | she didn't want to have sex with him. • [in sing. ] a person's genitals (used in novels to avoid more vulgar or anatomically explicit terms). 2 either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans and most other living things are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions : adults of both sexes. • the fact of belonging to one of these categories : direct discrimination involves treating someone less favorably on the grounds of their sex. • the group of all members of either of these categories : she was well known for her efforts to improve the social condition of her sex.