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Does the word "hermaphrodite" have an antonym?
What's the antonym of "hermaphrodite" (i.e. having one of two sexes but not both, with the implication that the opposite sex does exist, so that the word doesn't apply to asexual entities)?
dictionary.reference.com lists the definition, and lists as synonyms "intersex", "gynandromorph", "androgyne", and "epicine", but no antonyms, and no antonyms for any of those synonyms, and thesaurus.reference.com doesn't have "hermaphrodite" or any of those synonyms.
websters-online-dictionary.org lists the definition, synonyms (the same ones as dictionary.reference.com lists), crosswords, commercial usage, usage frequency, example expressions, modern translations into 28 different languages and dialects along with the English translations of corresponding connotations in some of those languages, derivations and misspellings, rhymes, anagrams, several encodings including braille and morse, an example of an encryption of the word, and current auction listings containing the word, but no antonyms.
I cannot find an antonym anywhere.
dictionary.reference.com lists the definition, and lists as synonyms "intersex", "gynandromorph", "androgyne", and "epicine", but no antonyms, and no antonyms for any of those synonyms, and thesaurus.reference.com doesn't have "hermaphrodite" or any of those synonyms.
websters-online-dictionary.org lists the definition, synonyms (the same ones as dictionary.reference.com lists), crosswords, commercial usage, usage frequency, example expressions, modern translations into 28 different languages and dialects along with the English translations of corresponding connotations in some of those languages, derivations and misspellings, rhymes, anagrams, several encodings including braille and morse, an example of an encryption of the word, and current auction listings containing the word, but no antonyms.
I cannot find an antonym anywhere.
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e. having one of two sexes but not both, with the implication that the opposite *** does exist, so that the word doesn't apply to asexual entities)? .
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- having one of two sexes but not both, with the implication that the opposite *** does exist, so that the word doesn't apply to asexual entities)?
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- [/nq] Hermaphrodite was coined to name a rare but recurring physiological condition.
- Why should we expect either medicine or the language to need an antonym?
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[nq:1]What's the antonym of "hermaphrodite" (i.e. having one of two sexes but not both, with the implication that the opposite *** does exist, so that the word doesn't apply to asexual entities)? . . . I cannot find an antonym anywhere.[/nq]
Hermaphrodite was coined to name a rare but
recurring physiological condition. Why should we expect either medicine or the language to need an antonym
Hermaphrodite was coined to name a rare but
recurring physiological condition. Why should we expect either medicine or the language to need an antonym
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[nq:1]What's the antonym of "hermaphrodite" (i.e. having one of two sexes but not both, with the implication that the opposite *** does exist, so that the word doesn't apply to asexual entities)?[/nq]
[nq:1]I cannot find an antonym anywhere.[/nq]
There probably is very little use for an antonym.
The default pattern for sexually reproducing organisms is separate male and female individu
[nq:1]I cannot find an antonym anywhere.[/nq]
There probably is very little use for an antonym.
The default pattern for sexually reproducing organisms is separate male and female individu
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[nq:2]What's the antonym of "hermaphrodite" (i.e. having one of two ... entities)? . . . I cannot find an antonym anywhere.[/nq]
[nq:1]Hermaphrodite was coined to name a rare but recurring physiological condition.[/nq]
"Hermaphrodite" is also used to described a species in which each individual has both male and female organs as standard the earthworm, for example.
See:
[nq:1]Hermaphrodite was coined to name a rare but recurring physiological condition.[/nq]
"Hermaphrodite" is also used to described a species in which each individual has both male and female organs as standard the earthworm, for example.
See:
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[nq:2]What's the antonym of "hermaphrodite" (i.e. having one of twosexes ... doesexist, so that the word doesn't apply to asexual entities)?[/nq]
[nq:2]I cannot find an antonym anywhere.[/nq]
[nq:1]There probably is very little use for an antonym. The default pattern for sexually reproducing organisms is separate male and female individuals. I imagine that on the few occasions when an anto
[nq:2]I cannot find an antonym anywhere.[/nq]
[nq:1]There probably is very little use for an antonym. The default pattern for sexually reproducing organisms is separate male and female individuals. I imagine that on the few occasions when an anto
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[nq:1]For plants, it's "dioecious".Thank you! That's exactly what I need.[/nq]
Interestingly on dictionary.reference.com, dioecious and monoecious are listed as antonyms, and one of the definitions of the latter is "hermaphroditic". Apparently the terms originated for different particular kingdoms of life, but the logical generalizations haven't made it into all the dictionaries yet.
Interestingly on dictionary.reference.com, dioecious and monoecious are listed as antonyms, and one of the definitions of the latter is "hermaphroditic". Apparently the terms originated for different particular kingdoms of life, but the logical generalizations haven't made it into all the dictionaries yet.
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[nq:2]For plants, it's "dioecious".[/nq]
[nq:1]Thank you! That's exactly what I need. Interestingly on dictionary.reference.com, dioecious and monoecious are listed as antonyms, and one of ... terms originated for different particular kingdoms of life, but the logical generalizations haven't made it into all the dictionaries yet.[/nq]
In a less technical context "sexed", or perhaps "gender
[nq:1]Thank you! That's exactly what I need. Interestingly on dictionary.reference.com, dioecious and monoecious are listed as antonyms, and one of ... terms originated for different particular kingdoms of life, but the logical generalizations haven't made it into all the dictionaries yet.[/nq]
In a less technical context "sexed", or perhaps "gender
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[nq:2]Thank you! That's exactly what I need. Interestingly on dictionary.reference.com, ... the logical generalizationshaven't made it into all the dictionaries yet.[/nq]
[nq:1]In a less technical context "sexed", or perhaps "gendered", might serve the purpose. "To ***" (a newborn animal e.g.) is "todetermine the *** of", so the meaning of the adjective would accord with that of the participle
[nq:1]In a less technical context "sexed", or perhaps "gendered", might serve the purpose. "To ***" (a newborn animal e.g.) is "todetermine the *** of", so the meaning of the adjective would accord with that of the participle
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[nq:2]In a less technical context "sexed", or perhaps "gendered", might ... of the adjective would accord with that of the participle.[/nq]
[nq:1]AArgh! Not the dreaded "gender", please![/nq]
I did write "perhaps" ... I only thought it worth mentioning because it's so commonly substituted for "***" these days. OTOH I haven't yet heard it used as a verb.
Odysseus
[nq:1]AArgh! Not the dreaded "gender", please![/nq]
I did write "perhaps" ... I only thought it worth mentioning because it's so commonly substituted for "***" these days. OTOH I haven't yet heard it used as a verb.
Odysseus
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[nq:2]AArgh! Not the dreaded "gender", please![/nq]
[nq:1]I did write "perhaps" ... I only thought it worth mentioningbecause it's so commonly substituted for "***" these days. OTOH I haven'tyet heard it used as a verb.[/nq]
I'm bracing myself for it, having a sociologist daughter!
Mike.
[nq:1]I did write "perhaps" ... I only thought it worth mentioningbecause it's so commonly substituted for "***" these days. OTOH I haven'tyet heard it used as a verb.[/nq]
I'm bracing myself for it, having a sociologist daughter!
Mike.
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