Definitions for epicene
ˈɛp ɪˌsinepicene

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hermaphrodite, intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne, epicene, epicene personadjective

   one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made

2. bisexual, epiceneadjective

   having an ambiguous sexual identity

3. effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissyadjective

   having unsuitable feminine qualities

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. epicenenoun

   A hermaphrodite person or other creature

2. epicenenoun

   An effeminate person

3. epicenenoun

   An epicene word, without separate grammatical gender forms.

4. epicenenoun

   An epicene object

5. epiceneadjective

   lacking gender distinction, often specifically due to lack of either the masculine or the feminine

6. epiceneadjective

   effeminate

7. epiceneadjective

   androgynous, hermaphrodite

8. epiceneadjective

   asexual

9. epiceneadjective

   having only one form of the word, which serves as both masculine and feminine, even for either male or female referents

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. epicene

   Epicenity is the lack of gender distinction, often reducing the emphasis on the masculine to allow the feminine. It includes androgyny – having both masculine and feminine characteristics. The adjective gender-neutral may describe epicenity (and both terms are associated with the terms gender-neutral language, gender-neutral pronoun, gender-blind, and unisex).

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1. epicene

   Epicene refers to a noun or pronoun in certain languages that can refer to both males and females, thus not gender-specific. In a broader sense, it is also used to describe something that possesses characteristics traditionally associated with both genders, hence, blurring distinctions between male and female roles, traits, or appearances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Epicene

   common to both sexes; -- a term applied, in grammar, to such nouns as have but one form of gender, either the masculine or feminine, to indicate animals of both sexes; as boy^s, bos, for the ox and cow; sometimes applied to eunuchs and hermaphrodites

2. Epicene

   fig.: Sexless; neither one thing nor the other

3. Etymology: [L. epicoenus, Gr. ; fr. 'epi` + common; cf. F. picne.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Epicene

   Epicene is an adjective that indicates lack of gender distinction, often specifically loss of masculinity. It includes: ⁕effeminacy — a man with characteristics that are traditionally feminine ⁕androgyny — having both masculine and feminine characteristics, or ⁕asexuality — a lack of sexual interest in any gender.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Epicene

   ep′i-sēn, adj. and n. common to both sexes: (gram.) of either gender. [Through L.,—Gr. epikoinos—epi, upon, koinos, common.]

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1. Epicene

   Epicene is an adjective (sometimes substantive) that indicates lack of gender distinction, often specifically loss of masculinity.

   It includes: effeminacy – traits of a man who adopts feminine behavior, demeanor, or dress; androgyny – having both masculine and feminine characteristics. agender – having neither male nor female characteristics.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on April 18, 2018  

How to pronounce epicene?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say epicene in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of epicene in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of epicene in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=epicene
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Epicene
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicene
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epicene
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=epicene
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=epicene