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Sexual vs Somnophilia - What's the difference?

sexual | somnophilia |

As nouns the difference between sexual and somnophilia

is that sexual is a species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species while somnophilia is a paraphilia in which an individual becomes sexually aroused by someone who is unconscious.

As an adjective sexual

is of or relating to having sex, sexual acts and sexual reproduction.

sexual

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to having sex, sexual acts and sexual reproduction.
  • Of or relating to gender.
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  • Of or relating to sexuality; not asexual.
  • * 1994 , Purity & passion (ISBN 0802471307), page 67:
    • We don't often think of Jesus as a sexual' person, but He certainly was not asexual. He was not just God on earth. He was fully human and He was ' sexual , single, and celibate.
  • Of or relating to sexual orientations, sexual identity or preferences with respect to sexual intercourse

    • Derived terms

    * nonsexual * sexuality * sexualism * sexually * sexual politics * subsexual

    Related terms

    * sex

    See also

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
  • (LGBT) A person who experiences attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).

    • Antonyms

    * (biology) asexual * (person) asexual

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    somnophilia

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia somnophilia)
  • A paraphilia in which an individual becomes sexually aroused by someone who is unconscious.
  • * 2008 , D. Richard Laws, William T. O'Donohue, Sexual deviance: theory, assessment, and treatment (page 401)
    • In contrast, Calef and Weinshel (1972) suggested that somnophilia may be a neurotic equivalent of necrophilia.