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kön — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cone noun A solid shape with a circular base that narrows smoothly to a single point.
  • 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

kön is used for these senses in English:

  • cone (topology) A space formed by taking the direct product of a given space with a closed interval and identifying all of one end to a point.
  • gendersex Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.
  • sex (uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier. [from 1899]
  • 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.]
  • traffic cone A cone-shaped marker, generally made out of plastic or rubber, that is placed on roads or footpaths to temporarily redirect traffic in a safe manner.

cone — full definition

  1. noun A solid shape with a circular base that narrows smoothly to a single point.
  2. noun A bright orange plastic marker, shaped like a cone, used to mark off areas on roads.
  3. noun The woody, scaly fruit produced by pine and other conifer trees.
  4. noun One of the light-sensitive cells in the retina responsible for detecting color.

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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