sexy

Other forms of sexy

comparative or superlative

sexier

comparative or superlative

sexiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sexy

What does sexy mean?

sexy means "marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sexy?

sexy has 2 syllables: sex-y. The stress falls on "sex". In IPA it is /ˈsɛksi/.

What is another word for sexy?

Close synonyms include aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of sexy?

The recorded antonyms are unsexy.

Is sexy a common word?

sexy is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.