one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Used in a Sentence
epicene
How to use epicene in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for epicene.
Editorial note
Because using a photo and name would have been too simple and trivial?No need to talk about the max three people with epicene names and faces who maybe could have abused this, they don't matter.
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Quick take
one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of epicene gathered in one view.
having an ambiguous sexual identity
having unsuitable feminine qualities
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for epicene.
noun
one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
See also: hermaphrodite, intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne
adjective
having an ambiguous sexual identity
See also: bisexual
adjective
having unsuitable feminine qualities
See also: effeminate, emasculate, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy
Example sentences
Because using a photo and name would have been too simple and trivial?No need to talk about the max three people with epicene names and faces who maybe could have abused this, they don't matter.
The theory was that human nature is essentially epicene and social distinctions based on sex are arbitrarily constructed.
He obviously meant the indefinite, generic and epicene, non-referring anaphor "their" and not the definite, plural, referring pronoun "their".
In my idiolect, changing the gender of pronouns inside of idioms is highly marked, even though I use singular "they" as the epicene pronoun.> The classic phrase was ... strangely genderedI don't think it was "strangely" gendered; despite recent growth in the corpus frequency of singular "they", many formal manuals of style still prohibit its usage, preferring "one" as the epicene pronoun.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use epicene in a sentence?
Because using a photo and name would have been too simple and trivial?No need to talk about the max three people with epicene names and faces who maybe could have abused this, they don't matter.
What does epicene mean?
one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
What part of speech is epicene?
epicene is commonly used as noun, adjective.