Sexlessness is the state of being either without

sexual activity Human sexual activity, human sexual practice or human sexual behaviour is the manner in which humans experience and express their sexuality. People engage in a variety of sexual acts, ranging from activities done alone (e.g., masturbation) t ...

, or without a

biological sex Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution of ...

. It may refer to: *

Asexuality Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or Sexual desire, desire for Human sexual activity, sexual activity. It may be considered a sexual orientation or the lack thereof. It may also be categori ...

, the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity *

Sexual abstinence Sexual abstinence or sexual restraint is the practice of refraining from sexual activity for reasons medical, psychological, legal, social, philosophical, moral, religious or other. It is a part of chastity. Celibacy is sexual abstinence general ...

, the practice of refraining from some or all aspects of sexual activity *

Celibacy Celibacy (from Latin ''caelibatus'') is the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both. It is often in association with the role of a religious official or devotee. In its narrow sense, the term ''celibacy'' is applied ...

, the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both *

Incel Incel ( ; a portmanteau of "involuntary celibate") is a term associated with an online subculture of mostly male and heterosexual people who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one. They ofte ...

s, a controversial online subculture of "involuntary celibates" *

Sexless marriage Sexless marriage or platonic marriage is a marital union that occurs between spouses in which there is little or no sexual activity involved in their relationship. Taking into account what is defined as any form of sexual activities by the resp ...

, a marital union in which little or no sexual activity occurs between the two spouses * Gonadal agenesis, when a male child is born without gonads and consequently develops no testes *

Aphallia Aphallia is a congenital malformation in which the phallus (penis or clitoris) is absent. It is also known as penile agenesis in the case of males. The word is derived . It is classified as a disorder of sex development. Causes Aphallia has no k ...

, a congenital malformation in which the phallus (penis or clitoris) is absent *

Nullification (body modification) Genital modifications are forms of body modifications applied to the human sexual organs, including invasive modifications performed through genital cutting or surgery. The term genital enhancement seem to be generally used for genital modificat ...

, short for "genital nullification", an extreme body modification subculture *

Turner syndrome Turner syndrome (TS), commonly known as 45,X, or 45,X0,Also written as 45,XO. is a chromosomal disorder in which cells of females have only one X chromosome instead of two, or are partially missing an X chromosome (sex chromosome monosomy) lea ...

, monosomy in which someone lacks an additional X chromosome

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