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1. characteristic
adjective. ['ˌkɛrɪktɝˈɪstɪk'] typical or distinctive.
Synonyms
Etymology
- χαρακτηριστικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- χαρακτηρίζω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Secondary Sex Characteristic
- sensationalistic
- individualistic
- uncharacteristic
- propagandistic
- expressionistic
- primitivistic
- oligopolistic
- materialistic
- impressionistic
- imperialistic
- relativistic
- paternalistic
- monopolistic
- deterministic
- capitalistic
- antiballistic
- antagonistic
- anachronistic
- stalinistic
- ritualistic
- pugilistic
- polytheistic
- pluralistic
- opportunistic
- naturalistic
- nationalistic
- narcissistic
- militaristic
- humanistic
- feudalistic
Sentences with secondary-sex-characteristic
1. Noun Phrase
Increased muscle mass is a male secondary sex characteristic brought about by high testosterone levels 1.
2. Noun Phrase
Facial hair is also a secondary sex characteristic in men that results from testosterone production.
3. Noun Phrase
Increased hair provides clues to the opposite sex by functioning as a secondary sex characteristic.
2. characteristic
noun. ['ˌkɛrɪktɝˈɪstɪk'] a prominent attribute or aspect of something.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- χαρακτηριστικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- χαρακτηρίζω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. characteristic
noun. ['ˌkɛrɪktɝˈɪstɪk'] a distinguishing quality.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- χαρακτηριστικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- χαρακτηρίζω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
4. characteristic
noun. ['ˌkɛrɪktɝˈɪstɪk'] the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- χαρακτηριστικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- χαρακτηρίζω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
5. secondary
adjective. ['ˈsɛkənˌdɛri'] being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate.
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7. secondary
adjective. ['ˈsɛkənˌdɛri'] depending on or incidental to what is original or primary.
Synonyms
8. secondary
noun. ['ˈsɛkənˌdɛri'] coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil.
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9. sex
noun. ['ˈsɛks'] activities associated with sexual intercourse.
Synonyms
- stimulation
- facts of life
- sexual perversion
- sex activity
- sexual love
- arousal
- zooerastia
- homosexualism
- carnal abuse
- intercourse
- activity
- coitus
- pairing
- sexual practice
- sex act
- bodily function
- foreplay
- coition
- breeding
- bisexuality
- sleeping around
- outercourse
- relation
- sexual activity
- bodily process
- autoeroticism
- sexual intercourse
- congress
- copulation
- heterosexuality
- lovemaking
- coupling
- body process
- bestiality
- carnal knowledge
- perversion
- lechery
- pleasure
- reproduction
- homosexual
- autoerotism
- queerness
- union
- gayness
- straightness
- promiscuousness
- sexual congress
- conjugation
- making love
- zooerasty
- homoeroticism
- procreation
- sexual union
- conception
- heterosexualism
- sexual relation
- love life
- love
- homosexuality
- heterosexual
- promiscuity
- mating
- safe sex