eonism
Eonismus, Transgender
The pretence of being the opposite sex, especially that by a man of being a womanThe pretence of being the opposite sex, especially that by a man of being a woman; transvestism.
/ˈi.əˌnɪzəm/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The pretence of being the opposite sex, especially that by a man of being a woman; transvestism.
Eonismus, Transgender
Translations
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By meaning 1
pretence of being the opposite sex — see also transvestism:
Origin
Coined in 1920 by the British physician and sexologist Havelock Ellis (1859–1939) after ChCoined in 1920 by the British physician and sexologist Havelock Ellis (1859–1939) after Chevalier d'Eon (1728–1810), a French diplomat, spy and soldier who presented as male for 49 years, then as a female for 33. Ellis had previously used the term sexo-aesthetic inversion.
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Word family
3 related wordsDerivedeonist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable