intersex
Meanings
Plural: intersexes
Noun
- one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
- The condition of being intersex; intersexuality.
- An individual with any of these conditions.
Adj
- 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.
- A person who can get pregnant and also impregnate someone else.
Verb
- To make intersex.
Origin / Etymology
From German Intersexe. Doublet of intersect. By surface analysis, inter- + sex.
Synonyms
androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic, indeterminate, intersexed, intersexual, intersexualize, pseudohermaphrodite, pseudohermaphroditic, X
Scrabble Score: 15
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