geslachtloos — meaning in English
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English meaning
- asexual adj Not experiencing sexual attraction to others.
- epicene adj Describing a group of Greek or Latin nouns that can mean either a male or a female but always keep one fixed grammatical gender.
- 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
- adj Not experiencing sexual attraction to others.
- adj Reproducing without the fusion of sex cells from two parents, as in many plants, fungi, and simple organisms.
- noun A person who does not experience sexual attraction.
epicene — full definition
- adj Describing a group of Greek or Latin nouns that can mean either a male or a female but always keep one fixed grammatical gender.
- adj Describing a noun or pronoun that uses the same form whether it refers to a male or a female.
- adj Able to be used by, or to suit, people of either sex.
- adj Not clearly of one sex, or, of a face, looking neither clearly male nor clearly female.
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