Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intergender

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-gen-der
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Taking place between people of opposite genders.

adj

Having a gender identity midway between male and female.

noun

A person whose gender identity is midway between male and female.

noun

An intersex person whose gender identity is influenced by being intersex.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English intergender From inter- + gender.

Inflected Forms

intergenders (plural)

Phrases

non-binary

Frequently Paired Words

androgynous intersex bigender genderqueer non-binary

Synonyms

intergendered

Questions

What does intergender mean?
Taking place between people of opposite genders.
Where does intergender come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English intergender From inter- + gender.

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