sex vs female

sex and female both are nouns.

sex is not an adjective while female is an adjective.

sex is a verb but female is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sex	Yes	No	Yes	No
female	Yes	Yes	No	No

sex (noun)	female (noun)
activities associated with sexual intercourse	an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles	a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided

sex (adjective)	female (adjective)
	being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
	for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
	characteristic of or peculiar to a woman

sex (verb)	female (verb)
tell the sex (of young chickens)
to evoke sexual feelings

Difference between sex and female

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