Asexual
adjective
Not involving sexual feelings or activity.
Some people identify as asexual, meaning they don't feel sexual attraction to others.
adjective
In biology, an asexual organism is one that can multiply and develop without sexual reproduction.
Bacteria are asexual and multiply by dividing into two
Often appears as...
- asexual reproduction
- asexual propagation
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Academic
adjective
Describing a characteristic of cells or simple organisms which reproduce by cell division without involving the union of male and female gametes.
Some plants can reproduce asexually via cloning or grafting.
Often appears as...
- asexual cell division
- asexual reproduction
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Not involving sexual feelings or activity.
Some people identify as asexual, meaning they don't feel sexual attraction to others.
adjective
In biology, an asexual organism is one that can multiply and develop without sexual reproduction.
Bacteria are asexual and multiply by dividing into two
Often appears as...
- asexual reproduction
- asexual propagation
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Describing a characteristic of cells or simple organisms which reproduce by cell division without involving the union of male and female gametes.
Some plants can reproduce asexually via cloning or grafting.
Often appears as...
- asexual cell division
- asexual reproduction
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Identity Term
Asexual as a personal identity indicates lack of sexual attraction, not choice of lifestyle or celibacy.
She explained that being asexual was just part of who she is.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Unsexual
'Asexual' doesn't mean that someone is incapable of sex, but rather they don't experience sexual desire.
Although he's asexual, he still seeks romantic relationships.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Romance-Averse
Asexual people may still desire emotional intimacy and romantic relationships without sexual elements.
Her asexual nature doesn't affect her wish for a loving, nonsexual partnership.
Pro Tip 1/3Identity Term
Asexual as a personal identity indicates lack of sexual attraction, not choice of lifestyle or celibacy.
She explained that being asexual was just part of who she is.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Unsexual
'Asexual' doesn't mean that someone is incapable of sex, but rather they don't experience sexual desire.
Although he's asexual, he still seeks romantic relationships.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Romance-Averse
Asexual people may still desire emotional intimacy and romantic relationships without sexual elements.
Her asexual nature doesn't affect her wish for a loving, nonsexual partnership.
Pro Tip 1/3Identity Term
Asexual as a personal identity indicates lack of sexual attraction, not choice of lifestyle or celibacy.
She explained that being asexual was just part of who she is.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Unsexual
'Asexual' doesn't mean that someone is incapable of sex, but rather they don't experience sexual desire.
Although he's asexual, he still seeks romantic relationships.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Romance-Averse
Asexual people may still desire emotional intimacy and romantic relationships without sexual elements.
Her asexual nature doesn't affect her wish for a loving, nonsexual partnership.
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Coral Reef Ocean...
and persevere and continue especially following disturbances like cyclones or bleaching events or any kind of habitat destruction you need these amazing mechanisms to replenish themselves so corals can reproduce reproduce asexually as well so they can clone themselves and that's how they actually
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Khadija Gbla: My...
the whole aim of it was to control the sexuality of women. It's so that we don't have any sexual desire. And I said, "Am I asexual now? Will I just live the rest of my life not feeling like having sex, not enjoying sex?" She couldn't answer my questions,
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This sea creature...
stiffening the tissue, or apart, softening it. This versatile tissue has many it aids in efficient locomotion, enables sea cucumbers to fit into small spaces, and allows them to reproduce asexually by splitting apart.
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Coral Reef Ocean...
and persevere and continue especially following disturbances like cyclones or bleaching events or any kind of habitat destruction you need these amazing mechanisms to replenish themselves so corals can reproduce reproduce asexually as well so they can clone themselves and that's how they actually
Video examples
Khadija Gbla: My...
the whole aim of it was to control the sexuality of women. It's so that we don't have any sexual desire. And I said, "Am I asexual now? Will I just live the rest of my life not feeling like having sex, not enjoying sex?" She couldn't answer my questions,
Video examples
This sea creature...
stiffening the tissue, or apart, softening it. This versatile tissue has many it aids in efficient locomotion, enables sea cucumbers to fit into small spaces, and allows them to reproduce asexually by splitting apart.
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Quote examples
Noah Schnapp
American Actor
There's nothing set in stone - some people perceive it as Will could be gay, asexual or whatever. Or, like how I see it, he was stuck in the Upside Down, and he was away for so long that all of his friends started growing up while he was in this other world.
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Karan Johar
Indian Director
I have never, ever talked about my orientation or sexuality because whether I am heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual, it is my concern. I refuse to talk about it... I have not been brought up to talk about my sex life.
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Bel Powley
British Actress
When I was young, there weren't any teenage girls I could relate to in film. They were all put in boxes: the virginal good girl, the really sarcastic asexual one. I wanted to do something that represented how I felt then.
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William Petersen
American Actor
Grissom is pretty asexual. He's not that interested in anything other than work - except for Lady Heather. She's the closest to getting his heart of anyone.
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Benedict Cumberbatch
English Actor
I realised quite early on that, although I wasn't trying to make a career speciality of it, I was playing slightly asexual, sociopathic intellectuals.
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Leon Kass
American Educator
In cloning, in contrast, reproduction is asexual - the cloned child is the product not of two but of one.
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Noah Schnapp
American Actor
There's nothing set in stone - some people perceive it as Will could be gay, asexual or whatever. Or, like how I see it, he was stuck in the Upside Down, and he was away for so long that all of his friends started growing up while he was in this other world.
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Karan Johar
Indian Director
I have never, ever talked about my orientation or sexuality because whether I am heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual, it is my concern. I refuse to talk about it... I have not been brought up to talk about my sex life.
Quote examples
Bel Powley
British Actress
When I was young, there weren't any teenage girls I could relate to in film. They were all put in boxes: the virginal good girl, the really sarcastic asexual one. I wanted to do something that represented how I felt then.
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William Petersen
American Actor
Grissom is pretty asexual. He's not that interested in anything other than work - except for Lady Heather. She's the closest to getting his heart of anyone.
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Benedict Cumberbatch
English Actor
I realised quite early on that, although I wasn't trying to make a career speciality of it, I was playing slightly asexual, sociopathic intellectuals.
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Leon Kass
American Educator
In cloning, in contrast, reproduction is asexual - the cloned child is the product not of two but of one.
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