sex symbol

See also: Sexsymbol and sex-symbol

English

Etymology

1871 used in Anthropology, first applied to a person in 1959 (Marilyn Monroe)[1].

Noun

sex symbol (plural sex symbols)

A person that embodies the sexual ideals of a mass audience.
In the 50's and 60's Marilyn Monroe was considered a sex symbol.

Translations

person with sexual ideals

Finnish: seksisymboli (fi)
French: sex-symbol (fr) m, sexe-symbole m
German: Sexsymbol (de) n

Latvian: sekssimbols m
Portuguese: sex symbol (pt) m or f, símbolo sexual (pt) m
Swedish: sexsymbol c

References

“sex” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Portuguese

Noun

sex symbol m, f (plural sex symbols)

sex symbol (person that embodies sexual ideals)

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