Synonyms for intersex
- adjective
- noun
All synonyms
Adjective
hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic, indeterminate, intersexual, pseudohermaphroditic, pseudohermaphrodite
Noun
1. Androgyne
Other
intersexuality, hermaphroditism vulgar dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of an individual, having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.
- n. 1
The condition of being intersex; intersexuality.
Forms
- Plural
- intersexes → androgynes, epicenes, gynandromorphs, hermaphroditisms…
Example sentences
- indeterminate The results of the study are indeterminate.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intersex | rising | |
| indeterminate | steady | |
| hermaphrodite | steady | |
| hermaphroditic | steady | |
| intersexual | rising | |
| pseudohermaphroditic | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- epicene
- 9 letters
- androgyne
- 11 letters
- intersexual
- 13 letters
- indeterminate5, hermaphrodite4, gynandromorph
- 14 letters
- hermaphroditic5, intersexuality
- 15 letters
- hermaphroditism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (indeterminate5 = 5 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intersexué