køn — meaning in English

English meaning

• gender noun The state of being male, female, or another identity, often understood as bound up with social roles and personal identity, distinct from biological sex.
• gendersex noun Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.
• sex noun The biological category — male or female — based on reproductive roles.
• sexual adjective Relating to sex, gender, or reproduction.

Senses

køn is used for these senses in English:

• gendersex Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.
• sexual Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]

gender — full definition

1. noun The state of being male, female, or another identity, often understood as bound up with social roles and personal identity, distinct from biological sex.
2. noun In grammar, a category — such as masculine, feminine, or neuter — that nouns and pronouns are sorted into in many languages.
3. verb To assume, assign, or address someone as having a particular gender.

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