Synonyms for hermaphrodite
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Bisexual
Other
cosexual, maphrodite slang, morphodite slang, mophrodite slang
Adjective
1. Hermaphroditic
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.
- adj. 1
Having ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.
Related words
- Word family
- hermaphroditism
- Phrases
- hermaphrodite brig
Forms
- Plural
- hermaphrodites → bisexuals, intersexes, androgynes, gynandromorphs…
Example sentences
- bisexual Her boyfriend admitted later on that he's bisexual.
- intersex Most intersex people can live full, healthy lives.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hermaphrodite | steady | |
| bisexual | rising | |
| intersex | rising | |
| androgyne | rising | |
| gynandromorph | falling | |
| cosexual | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- epicene
- 8 letters
- bisexual4, intersex, cosexual
- 9 letters
- androgyne
- 10 letters
- maphrodite, morphodite, mophrodite, ambisexual
- 11 letters
- androgynous4, monoclinous
- 13 letters
- gynandromorph
- 14 letters
- hermaphroditic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bisexual4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hermaphrodite
- Italiano
- ermafrodito
- Deutsch
- hermaphroditisch