Epicene (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. lacking the typical characteristics of a particular gender or sex; sexless: Fashions in clothing are becoming increasingly epicene.
  2. flaccid; feeble; weak: an epicene style of writing.
  3. effeminate; unmasculine.
  4. (of Greek and Latin nouns) of the same gender class regardless of the sex of the individual referred to, as the grammatically feminine Latin vulpēs “fox.”
  5. (of a noun or pronoun) capable of referring to any individual regardless of sex, as attendant, chairperson, Pat, one, or they; having common gender.
noun
  1. a person or thing that is epicene.
adjective
  1. having the characteristics of both sexes; hermaphroditic
  2. of neither sex; sexless
  3. effeminate
  4. grammar
    • denoting a noun that may refer to a male or a female, such as teacher as opposed to businessman or shepherd
    • (in Latin, Greek, etc) denoting a noun that retains the same grammatical gender regardless of the sex of the referent
noun
  1. an epicene person or creature
  2. an epicene noun
Epicene (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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