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sexuality [ˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ] n
1. the state or quality of being sexual 2. preoccupation with or involvement in sexual matters 3. the possession of sexual potency ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
sexuality noun 1. desire, lust, eroticism, sensuality, virility, sexiness (informal), voluptuousness, carnality, bodily appetites the growing discussion of human sexuality 2. sexual orientation, sexual preference, leaning He believes he has been discriminated against because of his sexuality. Translations sexuality n → Sexualität f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Poe connection is detectable in the work's hallucinatory and melancholic tone, tainted by a more contemporary note of repulsive infantile sexuality. Boyarin offers an all-embracing explanation for Freud's controversial switch from the seduction theory to the theory of instinctual infantile sexuality as well as his development of the "phallic" ideas of oedipal conflict, castration anxiety, and penis envy. Freud's theory of infantile sexuality is perhaps a way to explain the rather unusual relationship among her, Sethe, and Paul D. |
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