sex
/seks/noun
उच्चारण सेक्स
लिंग
Core word
- 1
[U]
the state of being male or female
लिंग
- Applicants are selected without regard to age, sex or religion.
- What sex is the puppy?
Synonyms gender
- 2
[C]
either of the two groups that people, animals and plants are divided into according to their function of producing young
(पुरुष या स्त्री) वर्ग, लिंग
- a school for both sexes
- He has always been shy with the opposite sex.
- 3
[U]
physical activity between two people in which they touch each other's sexual organs, especially sexual intercourse
यौन संबंध, संभोग
- The film was criticized for showing too much sex and violence.
- sex education in schools
¶Idioms 1
the opposite sex
people who are of the other sex from you
विपरीत लिंग के लोग
- He finds it hard to talk to members of the opposite sex.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: sex usually refers to the biological difference between male and female, while gender often refers to the social and cultural roles connected with being male or female.
Usage में sex आमतौर पर पुरुष और स्त्री के जैविक अंतर को दर्शाता है, जबकि gender अक्सर पुरुष या स्त्री होने से जुड़ी सामाजिक और सांस्कृतिक भूमिकाओं को दर्शाता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 males, and India's sex ratio in the 2011 Census was 943.
Sex ratio का अर्थ प्रति 1000 पुरुषों पर स्त्रियों की संख्या है, और 2011 की Census में भारत का sex ratio 943 था।