"gender" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: grammatical category, syntactic category - (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
subtypes:
- feminine - a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
- masculine - a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
- neuter - a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
same as: grammatical gender
tells us about:
- male - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
- female - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
- androgynous - having both male and female characteristics
- sexual - having or involving sex
- asexual, nonsexual - not having or involving sex
is a type of: physiological property - a property having to do with the functioning of the body
subtypes:
- maleness, masculinity - the properties characteristic of the male sex
- androgyny, bisexuality, hermaphroditism - showing characteristics of both sexes
- femaleness, feminineness - the properties characteristic of the female sex
same as: sex, sexuality