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- Dictionaryneuter/ˈnjuːtə/
adjective
- 1. of or denoting a gender of nouns in some languages, typically contrasting with masculine and feminine or common: "the Spirit is a neuter word in Greek"
- 2. (of an animal) lacking developed sexual organs, or having had them removed.
noun
- 1. a neuter word.
- 2. a non-fertile caste of social insect, especially a worker bee or ant.
verb
- 1. castrate or spay (a domestic animal): "all pit bulls must be registered and neutered"
- 2. make ineffective: "disarmament negotiations that will neuter their military power"
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NEUTER definition: 1. relating to a particular gender (= class of nouns) in some languages: 2. to remove part of an…. Learn more.
The meaning of NEUTER is of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine. How to use neuter in a sentence.
Neuter definition: noting or pertaining to a gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine.. See examples of NEUTER used in a sentence.
Neutering, from the Latin neuter ('of neither sex'), is the removal of a non-human animal's reproductive organ, either all of it or a considerably large part. The male-specific term is castration, while spaying is usually reserved for female animals.
adjective. 1. grammar. a. denoting or belonging to a gender of nouns which for the most part have inanimate referents or do not specify the sex of their referents. b. ( as noun) German "Mädchen" ( meaning "girl'") is a neuter. 2. (of animals and plants) having nonfunctional, underdeveloped, or absent reproductive organs. 3.
NEUTER meaning: of or belonging to the class of words (called a gender) that ordinarily includes most of the words referring to things that are neither masculine nor feminine
Neuter Definition. Having no sexual organ; asexual. Designating, of, or belonging to a third gender, existing in many highly inflected languages, consisting of words that have neither masculine nor feminine grammatical gender. Having undeveloped or imperfect sexual organs in the adult, as the worker bee.
1. Grammar. a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. Biology. a. Having undeveloped or nonfunctional sexual organs: the neuter caste in social insects. b. Having pistils and stamens that are nonfunctional or absent. 3. Castrated or spayed. Used of animals. 4. Androgynous or asexual.
Meaning of neuter – Learner’s Dictionary. neuter. adjective. uk/ˈnjuːtər/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. in some languages, belonging to a group of nouns or adjectives that have the same grammatical behaviour. The other groups are ' masculine ' and ' feminine '.
Definition of neuter adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
