nonsexual

adjective

non·sex·u·al ˌnän-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl

: not involving sex or sexual activity

a nonsexual relationship

nonsexual contact

: not relating to or associated with sex or the sexes

While the Y chromosome contains the genes that determine maleness and some other nonsexual characteristics, it contains fewer genes than the X chromosome.—

Faith Hickman Brynie

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According to the overview prepared by Robbins, the initial program would be open to male detainees arrested on nonviolent, nonsexual charges who have a bond of $10,000 or less. —

Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2025 Many campsites take security and the nonsexual nature of naturism seriously. —

Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024 In comparison, accounts of torture of a nonsexual nature were relatively easy to collect. —

Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 20 July 2024 There’s some nonsexual nudity, including brief full frontals, set in a virtual world. —

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