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Epicene (adj) means describing a group of Greek or Latin nouns that can mean either a male or a female but always keep one fixed grammatical gender.

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Describing a group of Greek or Latin nouns that can mean either a male or a female but always keep one fixed grammatical gender.

Describing a noun or pronoun that uses the same form whether it refers to a male or a female.

Able to be used by, or to suit, people of either sex.

Not clearly of one sex, or, of a face, looking neither clearly male nor clearly female.

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Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

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Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

From Late Middle English epicene, epicen, epicin, epcyn, episcen, epycen, epycene, epycyn, ypsen (“(grammar) having only one form for masculine and feminine gender, common”), from Late Latin epicoenos, epicoenus (“of a noun: applicable to either males or females”), Latin epicoenon (“noun applicable to either males or females; grammatical gender of such nouns”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίκοινος (epíkoinos, “common to many people, things, etc.; promiscuous, sluttish”) (compare γένος ἐπίκοινον (génos epíkoinon, “common gender”)), from ἐπι- (epi-, prefix meaning ‘on, upon; on top of; all over’) + κοινός (koinós, “common; general, public”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”) + *-yós (suffix forming adjectives from noun stems)).

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emasculate effeminate cissy sissyish sissy bisexual sissified

Antonyms

masculine

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Rhymes for epicene

gene bene nene lene Rene scene Irene Keene Beene Ilene serene Selene

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of epicene?

"epicene" (adj) means describing a group of Greek or Latin nouns that can mean either a male or a female but always keep one fixed grammatical gender.

What is another word for epicene?

Other words for "epicene" include emasculate, effeminate, cissy, sissyish, sissy, bisexual.

What is the opposite of epicene?

The opposite of "epicene" is masculine.

What are the different meanings of epicene?

"epicene" has 3 main meanings: 1. Describing a group of Greek or Latin nouns that can mean either a male or a female but always keep one fixed grammatical gender; 2. Describing a noun or pronoun that uses the same form whether it refers to a male or a female; 3. Able to be used by, or to suit, people of either sex.

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