Lexis Rex Home



Advanced English Word of the Day

epicene




Definitions

English > English
epicene
     1. adj. : always grammatically feminine, even when referring to male foxes
     2. adj. (ncog, en, violinist)
     3. adj. : genderless
     4. adj. (ncog, fr, enfant, , child)
     5. adj. : gendered but invariant
     6. adj. (linguistics) Of or related to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to men or women but have a fixed grammatical gender.
     7. adj. (linguistics) Of or related to nouns (in any language) that have a single form for male and female referents.
     8. adj. (biology & figuratively) Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, hermaphrodite, androgynous, or intersex.
     9. adj. (figuratively, of men usually pejorative) Effeminate.
     10. adj. (figuratively) Indeterminate; mixed.
     11. adj. Suitable for use regardless of sex: unisex.
     12. n. (linguistics) An epicene word.
     13. n. (linguistics, with definite article) The epicene words of a language as a class.
     14. n. An epicene person, an androgyne, whether biologically asexual, intersex, or hermaphrodite or of indeterminate sex in behavior and appearance.
     15. n. (of men, usually pejorative) An effeminate man, particularly a man dressed as a woman.



Review Previous Words





Learn these with
Multiple Choice
Hangman
Word Search
Crosswords
Flash Cards
Swap Q/A




Subscribe to Advanced Word of the Day
Email: