adj
intersex
Intersex (adj) means of an individual, having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.
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Of an individual, having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.
"When I had learned that I was intersex, I brought this issue to my mother."
— Sean Saifa Wall, I am the ‘I’ (2010)
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Intersexe; by surface analysis, it can also be read as inter- + sex. It is a doublet of intersect.
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What is the meaning of intersex?
"intersex" (adj) means of an individual, having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.
What is another word for intersex?
Other words for "intersex" include hermaphroditic.
