SEXINESS Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

sexiness

noun

Definition of sexiness

as in seductiveness

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Recent Examples of sexiness Comfort is essential, but never at the expense of the body shape, or a touch of sexiness. — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 Gorky was using European traditions—Roberto Matta’s Surrealism, Picasso’s neoclassicism, Cézanne’s explorations—to make work that captured New York’s sexiness, skittishness, and force. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 With its high design, beach club and scenery rooftop, La Roqqa is set to become a hive of beautiful Italians and in the know travelers who want the sexiness of the riviera without the masses. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Lightening the darkness of the story in the early scenes are the playfulness, banter and sexiness Lou and James. — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Like that film, this new movie finds most of its sexiness in the chemistry and playful banter between its attractive stars. — David MacK, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Life would not be the same without you, your vision, your kindness, your compassion, your love, your sexiness, your intelligence, your warmth, your friendship, your wisdom. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 True to its source material, this latest adaptation of the vampire story delivers on the centuries old legacy of sexiness; costuming for the show playing an integral part in pulling that off. — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 But he was attracted to the way Mulier played with sexiness at Alaïa. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026

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Noun

So, too, do the antics of his estate manager (a buoyant Sam Adegoke), always concocting money-making schemes, and the wide-eyed adoration of the girl next door (Amelia Mason, deftly balancing naïveté with seductiveness), who wants to save him.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
That’s the seductiveness of the Reflecting Pool.

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026

Definition of seductiveness

Noun

At Kering, group CEO Luca de Meo has made big changes with Gucci — which makes up 40% of the group’s sales — in a bid to regain its position as world number one for desirability.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
The world’s leading luxury houses have built their desirability over generations by combining these qualities with an increasingly sophisticated understanding of service and the client experience.

— Anna Vladimirova, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of desirability

Noun

Beurre blanc pools in the base of its bowl — an unorthodox addition, perhaps an insurance policy for overall lusciousness, but its presence doesn’t interfere flavor-wise.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
At least there’s Huppert in gloriously aloof form, plus the overripe lusciousness of Martin Gschlacht’s cinematography; with an edible and/or a cocktail or three, that might be enough.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026

Definition of lusciousness

Noun

The final moments, the story’s famous articulation of human agency and good versus evil, land with crushing loveliness.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
The stark white tip offers an especially bright touch that catapults the design into mod-era loveliness.

— Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of loveliness

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Fragrance shoppers in 2026 are moving away from predictable sweetness, and perfumers say the next wave will trade conventional prettiness for unexpected contrast on the skin.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
That balance between prettiness and physicality also ran through Rocha’s costumes for Peck’s ballet.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of prettiness

Noun

CatVideoFest gathers more steam each year with Oscilloscope’s feature-length compilation of cuteness by Will Braden debuting to $586k on 255 screens.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
There's videos of scuffles, marmots walking in snow, maintaining their burrow and just sitting there in all their glorious cuteness.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of cuteness

Noun

In this riotous, satirical comedy, where comic, physical exertion rules the day, why does this scene stand alone in its effective pulchritude?

— David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
But the new addition, Dan (David Johnson III), turns out to be a fine specimen of beefy pulchritude, not unlike the gay neighbors Jamie eyes through his bedroom window.

— David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023

Definition of pulchritude

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