gender

/ˈd͡ʒɛndɚ/
nounverbadjective

Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.)

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Noun 3 meanings

  1. Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.)

  2. A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate.

  3. Synonym of voice (“particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs”).

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.

  2. To perceive (a thing) as having characteristics associated with a certain gender, or as having been authored by someone of a certain gender.

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Evoking positive feelings regarding gender, like gender euphoria or gender envy.

    “This outfit I'm wearing feels gender as hell. It's incredible that I get to look this hot.”

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Similar and opposite words

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voicegendersex

GENDER at a glance

GENDER has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (G 2 + E 1 + N 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,483 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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  • TENDER7
  • RENDER7
  • LENDER7
  • BENDER9
  • FENDER10
  • SENDER7
  • GANDER8
  • GELDER8
  • VENDER10
  • MENDER9

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