intersex
The condition of being intersexThe condition of being intersex; intersexuality.
» Tom found out he was intersex.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The condition of being intersex; intersexuality.
(countable)An individual with any of these conditions.
Intersexueller, Intersexuelle, Intersex-Person
интерсексуа́лintɛrsɛksuál, интерсексуа́лкаintɛrsɛksuálka
(countable, uncountable)A person who can get pregnant and also impregnate someone else.
- one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Examples
15 sentencesTom found out he was intersex.
Most intersex people can live full, healthy lives.
Mutilating intersex babies is something almost every transphobe supports.
There's nothing objectively wrong with most intersex people; human biases categorize them as disordered.
Intersex and trans are two different things.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Intersexe. By surface analysis, inter- + sex. (This etymology is missBorrowed from German Intersexe. By surface analysis, inter- + sex. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Needs more details, especially the German etymology.”) Doublet of intersect.
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Forms
plural: intersexes| Singular | intersex |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made:hermaphroditegynandromorphandrogyneepiceneepicene person
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable