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sex-positive

sex-pos·i·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seks poz-i-tiv]
    • /sɛks ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seks poz-i-tiv]
    • /sɛks ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/

Definitions of sex-positive word

  • adjective sex-positive explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement. 1
  • adjective sex-positive admitting of no question: positive proof. 1
  • adjective sex-positive stated; express; emphatic: a positive denial. 1
  • adjective sex-positive confident in opinion or assertion; fully assured: He is positive that he will win the contest. 1
  • adjective sex-positive overconfident or dogmatic: The less he knows, the more positive he gets. 1
  • adjective sex-positive without relation to or comparison with other things; not relative or comparative; absolute. 1

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Origin of sex-positive

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; < Latin positīvus; replacing Middle English positif < Middle French < Latin, as above. See posit, -ive

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Parts of speech for Sex-positive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sex-positive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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