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geslachtloos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • asexual adj Not experiencing sexual attraction to others.
  • epicene adj Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
  • neutral adj Not taking sides in a conflict, dispute, or war.
  • sexless adjective Lacking sexual activity or desire.
  • unisex adjective Designed to be suitable for people of any sex or gender.

Senses

geslachtloos is used for these senses in English:

  • asexual (biology) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
  • epicene (linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
  • neutral (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
  • sexless Provoking or showing no sexual desire.
  • unisex Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s]

asexual — full definition

  1. adj Not experiencing sexual attraction to others.
  2. adj Reproducing without the fusion of sex cells from two parents, as in many plants, fungi, and simple organisms.
  3. noun A person who does not experience sexual attraction.

epicene — full definition

  1. adj Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
  2. adj Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
  3. adj Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
  4. adj Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.

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