English adjective: neuter | |||
1. | neuter of grammatical gender | ||
Samples | `it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun. | ||
Antonyms | masculine, feminine | ||
2. | neuter having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs | ||
Synonyms | sexless | ||
Similar | asexual, nonsexual | ||
Antonyms | sexual | ||
English noun: neuter | |||
1. | neuter (communication) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gender, grammatical gender | ||
English verb: neuter | |||
1. | neuter (body) remove the ovaries of | ||
Samples | Is your cat spayed?. | ||
Synonyms | alter, castrate, spay | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | defeminise, defeminize | ||