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Sexual vs Venereal - What's the difference?

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Sexual is a related term of venereal.


As adjectives the difference between sexual and venereal

is that sexual is of or relating to having sex, sexual acts and sexual reproduction while venereal is sexually transmitted.

As a noun sexual

is (biology) a species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.

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

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    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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    venereal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • sexually transmitted.
  • of or relating to sexual intercourse, lust, or the genitals.
  • * Milton
    • Into the snare I fell / Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains, / Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
  • Exciting sexual desire; aphrodisiac.
  • Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases.
    • a venereal medicine
  • (obsolete) of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).

    • Derived terms

    * dermatovenereal * venereal disease * venereally * venerology

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