Epicene
Word | EPICENE |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | ep i cene |
Pronunciations | /ˈɛpɪsiːn/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Epicene"
What do we mean by epicene?
Having characteristics of both sexes. adjective
Having characteristics traditionally ascribed to the other sex, especially as a male who is considered to be effeminate. adjective
Having no characteristics of either sex. adjective
Having only one form for both the male and the female. adjective
One that is epicene. noun
An epicene word. noun
Belonging to or including both sexes: especially, in grammar, applied to nouns having only one form of gender to indicate animals of both sexes: thus, the Greek ο%35ϊς and Latin ovis, a sheep, are feminine words, whether applied to males or to females.
Common to both sexes; -- a term applied, in grammar, to such nouns as have but one form of gender, either the masculine or feminine, to indicate animals of both sexes; as boy^s, bos, for the ox and cow; sometimes applied to eunuchs and hermaphrodites.
Fig.: Sexless; neither one thing nor the other.
Lacking gender distinction, often specifically due to lack of either the masculine or the feminine adjective
Effeminate (male with unusually strong female characteristics) adjective
Androgynous, hermaphrodite (having both male and female characteristics) adjective
Asexual (having neither male nor female characteristics) adjective
Having only one form of the word, which serves as both masculine and feminine, even for either male or female referents adjective
A hermaphrodite person or other creature noun
An effeminate person noun
An epicene word, without separate grammatical gender forms. noun
An epicene object noun
Having an ambiguous sexual identity adjective
One having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made noun
An epicene word; preceded by the: the epicene words of a language as a class.
An epicene person, whether biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; an androgyne, a hermaphrodite.
(by extension) A transsexual; also, a transvestite.
(by extension, usually derogatory) An effeminate man.
An interesting term, now little used, that can refer to angrogyny, gender neutrality, bisexual attraction, or cross-gender identification. Urban Dictionary
1) Adj. Epicene can be used as a description to clarify that one does not have a sexual preference because someone who is epicene does not choose their mates based on their sex. An epicene is completely un-gender-biased. An epicene is not a bisexual (someone who is attracted to both sexes), instead they do not take gender into account at ALL, as they feel it is more important to have the correct personality match, rather than the correct plumbing. 2) An epicene is simultaniously used to describe someone whom you are unable to tell the gender of. Such as Pat from Saturday Night Live. Urban Dictionary
Adj. One who is bisexual. Urban Dictionary
A situation where you lose your girlfriend to the new guy but it turns out the new guy is into you instead. Urban Dictionary
Synonyms and Antonyms for Epicene
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The word "epicene" in example sentences
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