seksīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From seksīgs (“sexy”) +‎ -ums (with seksīgs from sekss (“sex”) +‎ -īgs). Apparently a neologism; still not mentioned in academic dictionaries, but quite frequent in the media.

Noun

seksīgums m (1st declension)

  1. sexiness, hotness (the quality of that which sexy, hot, desirable)
    seksīguma čempions ― sexiness champion
    kāds ir cilvēka seksīguma noslēpums? ― what is the secret of a person's sexiness?
    vai seksualitāte ir tikai seksīgums? ― is sexuality only sexiness?
    seksīgums ir dvēseles stāvoklis un noskaņojums ― sexiness is a state of mind and a mood

Declension

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